1 in 4 Americans today breathes unhealthy air because of climate change. And it’s getting worse. Much of the U.S. Northeast was smothered last summer by dense smoke from Canadian wildfires, leading to New York City’s worst air quality since the 1960s. Such episodes, once mostly isolated incidents, are increasingly common due to the impact…
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Coastal residents on climate change: “The ocean’s coming for you” – CBS News
Thirty years ago Jim Hartshorne looked out at the endless expanse of blue water and decided North Carolina’s Outer Banks felt like home. He said that back in 1993, sea level rise was not a concern. “I didn’t think it would happen quite as quickly as what it did,” he said. “I thought it wouldn’t…
Tempted to joke about global warming amid a blizzard? Here’s what experts say about that.
Rockies, Upper Midwest facing blizzard and winter storm warnings A massive swath of the country faces warnings for potentially dangerous winter weather as a storm heads east from the West Coast. Accuweather, Accuweather Winter storms are pummeling the United States, snow is piling up, temperatures are dropping, traffic is snarling and there’s always the threat…
Invasive stink bugs could make life a lot smellier in the northern U.S. as climate change expands their habitat, study suggests – CBS News
Living in the northern U.S. could soon mean having to deal with a lot of stinky and invasive neighbors. As the planet warms up, the habitat of invasive stink bugs could greatly expand through the nation’s northern areas, a recent study found. Brown marmorated stink bugs are known for terrorizing crops and swarming houses during…
