After Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico in 2017, millions of people lost power — some for nearly a year. But the blackout wasn’t just the work of a powerful hurricane. Decades of debt, economic dependence, and bad financial deals … Read more
Coastal flooding from hurricanes and other tropical storms is getting worse, according to a recent studyby researchers at the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. Scientists looked at more than 120 years of data on tropical cyclones … Read more
After a short boat ride across the Oscar Shoal, near Harkers Island in Beaufort, a team of marine scientists arrive at their field site. They zip up wetsuits and strap on weighted belts and snorkels, as if preparing for a … Read more
Parents and clean water advocates in North Carolina are pushing for more lead testing at schools and daycares statewide.
All caused significant damage due to flooding, and it’s a trend a recent study from UNC shows could be caused by a changing climate.
Two leading experts on water issues in Asia warn that parts of Vietnam’s fertile southernmost areas bordering Southeast Asia’s longest river, the Mekong, are in danger of drying up.
Jason West, a Gillings School of Global Public Health professor, writes about climate change research and how carbon dioxide affects the global climate.
Many news organizations have agreed to shed light on climate stories during the week of Sept. 16-23, leading up to the United Nations Climate Summit. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are among the leading climate … Read more
In the brush of North Carolina’s humid swamplands, a predator lies in wait. It’s perfectly still. It doesn’t breathe. It hasn’t had a meal in almost a month, but patience goes a long way out here.
A park ranger unlocks the gates of a chain-link fence. UNC professor Nathan Hall drives through in a pick-up truck carrying a rowboat and disassembled pieces of a weather station. Straight ahead, the Cape Fear River slides down a structure … Read more
