Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On
As Dr. Heidi Cullen reports, the suffocating heat comes on the heels of the government's release of the new climate "normals". Every 10 years, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calculate the 30-year averages for temperature and precipitation from thousands of U.S. locations.
Wildfires Out West
In different parts of the American West, climate influences wildfires in unexpected ways.
Frank von Hippel on Nuclear Energy and Weapons Proliferation
Reactor accidents and radiation leaks aren't the only risks with nuclear energy; nuclear weapons are another problem.
Adapting Miami to Climate Change
Some in Florida who lived through Katrina now are preparing for climate change-related disasters they fear could be more damaging than a hurricane.
Storm Spotting
Dr. Jack Beven explains his work at the National Hurricane Center, where he helps issue hurricane warnings that keep people out of harms way.
Detecting Tornadoes
Doppler radar is a powerful tool for scientists to spot the formation and path of tornadoes.
Taking the Carbon Out of Coal
Carbon capture and sequestration or CCS is a technology that can remove carbon dioxide emitted by a power plant and store it underground. Climate Central visits the site of a proposed coal plant in Linden, NJ to find out how it is done.
