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Climate change is moving Tornado Alley and driving more tornado outbreaks
The U.S. has more tornadoes than anywhere else on Earth with more than 1,000 every year. As our planet gets hotter, it’s making supercell storms more powerful and shifting the location of Tornado Alley. National climate reporter and meteorologist Chase Cain explains the connection between climate change and tornadoes.
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Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change
A new report released Tuesday details how oil companies knew the consequences of its emissions since at least the 1960s
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Democrats say Big Oil misled public for decades about climate change
A new report released Tuesday details how oil and gas companies knew the consequences of their emissions since at least the 1960s. Congressional Democrats spent three years investigating the fossil fuel industry’s deception and highlighted their findings during a Senate hearing on Wednesday. National climate reporter Chase Cain recaps the milestone hearing on Capitol Hill.
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Scripps researchers are laser-focused on forecasting bluff failure along California's coast
California’s coastline is constantly changing and a group of scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is keeping a laser-focused eye on those changes thanks to some pretty advanced technology.
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Can Wall Street save our forests after devastating wildfires?
Climate change is allowing wildfires to burn more intensely, destroying forests’ natural ability to recover. Replanting a forest isn’t easy or cheap, so how will we regrow forests after devastating wildfires? National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us voluntary carbon credits could help in the fight against global warming.
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131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, lung association finds
Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the effects of climate change intensify, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
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Here's how scientists are tracking even the smallest erosion along San Diego's coasts
NBC 7’s Greg Bledsoe shows us how Scripps scientists are using advanced technology to track coastal erosion in hopes of predicting future erosion.
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‘Our Planet: The Voices of Climate Change.' Telemundo releases climate change documentary
“Nuestro planeta: voces del cambio climático,” is a documentary from Telemundo Stations Group that seeks to explain how climate change is affecting and transforming our daily lives.
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Reds pitcher Brent Suter makes ‘everything-ist' pitch for the environment ahead of Earth Day
Ahead of Earth Day, Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brent Suter broke down why the environment is everything to him and how he tries to spark conversation about climate change.
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Earth Day 2024: History, theme and why we celebrate it
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. Here are answers to some common questions about Earth Day and how it came to be.
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World's coral reefs hit by a fourth mass bleaching event, NOAA says
Extreme ocean heat is causing the “4th global coral bleaching event” across the globe, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.
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Robots from UC San Diego tracking climate change's impact on oceans across the world
Underwater robots may be a key to understanding how the climate is changing and how our sea levels are rising. This year might be a preview of what the future holds.
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Scripps scientists use robots to track climate impact on oceans
Scripps Institution of Oceanography has used Argo floats for more than two decades to track climate impacts in our oceans. NBC 7 meteorologist Greg Bledsoe reports.
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These bricks can hold as much energy as a Tesla
Once a brick gets hot enough, it effectively becomes a battery to store energy. That’s the low-tech approach by California-based Rondo Energy toward eliminating 15% of global emissions. By using clean wind and solar power to heat their uniquely-shaped bricks, Rondo is already helping manufacturers decarbonize and save money. National climate reporter Chase Cain got an up-close look at the...
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Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces.
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California, San Diego out of drought danger for now
Sierra snowpack survey reveals state snowfall is above average. NBC 7’s Joe Little was up in Mount Laguna where there are still traces of local snow.
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California, San Diego out of drought danger, for now
Snowpack survey reveals California snowfall is above average
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Climate change is impacting rotation of the earth: Scripps Institution researcher
The warming over the Arctic that’s melting ice over Greenland and Alaska has been slowing down the earth’s rotation, which has impacted time, according to researcher Duncan Agnew.
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Uranium is being mined on contested land near the Grand Canyon as demand for nuclear power skyrockets
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work at a mine less than 10 miles from the rim of the Grand Canyon.
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EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
The Environmental Protection Agency has set strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles.