/tags/npr-climate-change NPR Climate Change en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:49:17 GMT /2025-09-11/how-free-roaming-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park-are-reshaping-the-ecosystem It's not always for the better. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:49:17 GMT /2025-09-11/how-free-roaming-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park-are-reshaping-the-ecosystem /2025-09-11/scientists-link-hundreds-of-severe-heat-waves-to-fossil-fuel-producers-pollution A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:05:00 GMT /2025-09-11/scientists-link-hundreds-of-severe-heat-waves-to-fossil-fuel-producers-pollution Julia Simon /2025-09-10/people-dont-talk-about-nature-as-much-anymore-why-is-that-a-problem Words related to the natural world, such as 'river,' 'moss,' and 'blossom,' have dramatically declined in English-language books over the last 200 years. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:48:57 GMT /2025-09-10/people-dont-talk-about-nature-as-much-anymore-why-is-that-a-problem Here & Now Newsroom /2025-09-10/great-plains-drought-decimates-bur-oak-trees Bur oak trees were once known as the 'King of the Great Plains.' Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:48:35 GMT /2025-09-10/great-plains-drought-decimates-bur-oak-trees Here & Now Newsroom /2025-09-10/by-listening-to-these-birds-for-decades-scientists-track-signs-of-a-changing-forest Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:09:53 GMT /2025-09-10/by-listening-to-these-birds-for-decades-scientists-track-signs-of-a-changing-forest Ari Daniel /2025-09-10/youre-more-likely-to-reach-for-that-soda-when-its-hot-outside People drink more sugary beverages when it's hot, researchers found, significantly increasing their sugar intake. That impact could grow as climate change raises the world's temperatures. Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-09-10/youre-more-likely-to-reach-for-that-soda-when-its-hot-outside Alejandra Borunda /2025-09-09/new-zealands-bold-plan-to-save-endangered-animals-kill-millions-of-invasive-animals Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the invasive species that prey on them. Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:04:22 GMT /2025-09-09/new-zealands-bold-plan-to-save-endangered-animals-kill-millions-of-invasive-animals Lauren Sommer, Ryan Kellman /2025-09-08/accelerated-glacier-melt-is-threatening-europes-villages-rivers-and-economies Temperatures in Europe are increasing at twice the average global rate. As glaciers in the Swiss Alps disappear, Europe's biggest rivers are losing a crucial source of their summer water flow. Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:56:26 GMT /2025-09-08/accelerated-glacier-melt-is-threatening-europes-villages-rivers-and-economies Rob Schmitz /2025-09-05/the-worlds-oldest-and-largest-iceberg-will-soon-be-no-more The iceberg, known as A23a, has been on a journey following the current into warmer waters for months. Now, it has begun the predicted and natural process of breaking apart, and eventually melting. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:01:00 GMT /2025-09-05/the-worlds-oldest-and-largest-iceberg-will-soon-be-no-more Kat Lonsdorf /2025-09-04/former-staffers-of-climate-gov-are-attempting-to-launch-a-new-site-climate-us Climate.gov went dark after cuts from the Trump administration. Now, a group of former employees are trying to revive it under a new domain. Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:52:35 GMT /2025-09-04/former-staffers-of-climate-gov-are-attempting-to-launch-a-new-site-climate-us Mary Louise Kelly, Jonaki Mehta, Linah Mohammad, Christopher Intagliata