Climate change

Two recent studies highlight how extreme heat may be killing thousands more Americans every year than official tallies show. At the same time, climate change is making our summers increasingly hot. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains why we don’t know the full impact of extreme heat on our health.

It might seem like a split-screen moment for extreme weather with a storm strengthening in the Gulf and wildfires burning across the West. However, meteorologist Chase Cain explains how one consequence of climate change is amplifying seemingly opposite events.

A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change.

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured.

While the growing season for New Jersey blueberries is over for the year, in the coming months the bushes and berries will be reliant on winter and cold temperatures. As NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Bill Henley explains, climate change could be putting the state’s production in peril. 

Extreme summer heat is bringing attention to the term “corn sweat.” Here’s what the term refers to.

Corn sweat is the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, and it brings the Midwest a surge in humidity every summer. Now, climate change and evolving agriculture are making the phenomenon even stickier.

Virtually all of the damage from Debby will be from flooding rains, and that’s one of the signatures of how climate change is impacting tropical storms and hurricanes. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how record hot oceans and a warmer atmosphere work together to fuel more flooding.

The Amazon is entering its driest period, from August to September. Many rivers are at historic lows even earlier than last year.

Experts say some neighborhoods in Philadelphia are hotter than others. The NBC10 Investigators explain “urban heat islands.”

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It’s been a hot summer and Philadelphia could be facing its fourth heat wave. Some areas of the city are hit harder by the heat than others, however. NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Michelle Rotella explains urban heat islands and which neighborhoods are impacted most. 

Despite passing landmark climate legislation, President Biden struggled to maintain support from climate activists. However, national climate reporter Chase Cain shows us why Kamala Harris is quickly earning endorsements and support from voters motivated by climate change.

Hot, dry, and windy days are becoming more common because of human-caused climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how that’s allowing wildfires to burn more land much earlier in wildfire season.

New research published in Nature Geoscience suggests water from melted glacial ice is causing the Earth to slow down, leading to slightly longer days.

Roughly three-fourths of people in Wisconsin support various climate policies. However, in advance of the Republican National Convention, the party’s draft platform makes no direct reference to climate change. National climate reporter Chase Cain explores if that might change during the RNC in Milwaukee.

Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming. The aim is to reach a 2030 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990...

Hawaii’s governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs say they have settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children’s right to a clean and healthy environment.

The Philadelphia Eagles have gone green in more ways than one and now the Birds and the stadium they call home have received a historic environmental honor for their efforts.  

Philadelphia Eagles fans bleed green and now the Birds’ home field is about as green as it gets. Lincoln Financial Field is the first NFL facility to get a new acknowledgement — LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.