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![Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19147662235074-f311d810ead7e4d8fc1b0828ad04508fe66fd59d-e1565274764808-900x422.jpg)
To Slow Global Warming, U.N. Warns Agriculture Must Change
By: Rebecca Hersher | Allison Aubrey | NPR
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The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report by the United Nations panel on climate change.
![A common guillemot (Uria aalge) brings a sprat to feed to its chick. The laying dates of this species were followed for 19 consecutive years on the Isle of May, off the coast of southeast Scotland. According to a new paper in Nature Communications, many birds are adapting to climate change — but probably not fast enough.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/guillemot-sprat-28-jun-05-12-a31cef0a34ca214e07a4010b2c27de104a247be7-e1564156586998-900x422.jpg)
Birds Are Trying To Adapt To Climate Change — But Is It Too Little, Too Late?
By: Pien Huang | NPR
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By breeding and migrating earlier, some birds are adapting to climate change. But it’s probably not happening fast enough for some species to survive, according to new research.
![Water that came under a levee in Greenville, Miss., in 2011 caused this street to collapse. The city has had major floods twice since then, including record-breaking high water this year. Greenville's mayor says many residents live in low-lying areas served by outdated infrastructure.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gettyimages-114026332-18e0832d50adcdb1b57c05c476632971d6013a0a-e1564072702867-900x422.jpg)
Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.
![Meteorological Electronics Technicians Christopher Bieschke and Kirk Wilson replace a wind sensor atop a 30-foot tower at an Oklahoma Mesonet station near Shawnee, Okla.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20181204-mesonet014_hr-58b16dfcce5a84c18510d284779b6ef5c7e81236-e1560527320132-900x422.jpg)
Winter Storms To Heat Waves, How Better Climate Data Can Make Us More Prepared
By: Joe Wertz | NPR
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Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there’s a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming.
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Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media
“The Big Story” brings together journalists who are covering the big stories in the news today: heroin, climate change, the border wall, California wildfires, the Mueller investigation, the Rohingya refugee… Read More
![Teenagers in Philadelphia prepare a banner for the "U.S. Youth Climate Strike." Students around the world have skipped school as a protest to call for more action on climate change.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/img_5853-c1077db9c6021b5d61c1d4c005888b117e94817b-e1552598561567-900x422.jpg)
Skipping School To Protest Climate Change
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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Students around the country are skipping class Friday to protest inaction on climate change. It’s part of a wave of pressure by young people as Democrats struggle to agree on a climate policy.
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Southeast Ohio Ecological Food & Farming Association meeting
The OEFFA Southeast Ohio (SEOH) chapter, a grassroots voice for OEFFA members from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties, welcomes farmers, gardeners,… Read More
![Earth's long-term warming Kathryn Mersmanntrend can be seen in this visualization of NASA's global temperature record, compared to a baseline average from 1951 to 1980.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/globezoom-efcf721c6e1e9e54f3cfa315858bef219f4a542f-e1549489402432-900x422.jpg)
2018 Was Earth’s Fourth-Hottest Year On Record, Scientists Say
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The last five years are also the five hottest years on record for average global temperature, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
![The devastation from Hurricane Michael over Mexico Beach, Fla. A massive federal report released in November warns that climate change is fueling extreme weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ap_18326778703690-c0ee32ee4a0c087d73f4154f0048495a7eefc01e-e1545954379387-900x422.jpg)
2018 Was A Milestone Year For Climate Science (If Not Politics)
By: Christopher Joyce | NPR
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2018 saw a string of more precise — and dire — assessments that a warming climate is affecting the weather. That didn’t keep President Trump and others from questioning those scientific conclusions.
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Can Southeast Ohio Afford Climate Change?
By: Liam Niemeyer
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Four girls sit on a black leather couch a few feet in front of Rana Bartee’s heavy-duty camera, surrounded by fake pine trees, artificial snow and holiday decorations in the… Read More
![Volunteers search a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif. Government scientists predict wildfires like the one that struck this community will contribute to billions in loses for the U.S. economy.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ap_18329632941535-6d891cf555b5df265bc16c56d0606cf1784b78ae-e1543270632925-900x422.jpg)
What You Need To Know About The New U.S. Climate Assessment
By: Jennifer Ludden | Christopher Joyce | NPR
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The Trump administration released a major climate assessment on Black Friday, forecasting devastating economic affects for the U.S. Here are the key takeaways.
![The coal power station on the border between WV and PA](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lbl5-e1529505124239-900x422.jpg)
Environmental Group Says Greenhouse Gas Reduction Result Of Obama Policies, Not Trump
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Trump Administration is touting a new report that shows a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions nationwide. But Ohio environmental advocates say the celebration will be short-lived because of President… Read More
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Impossible? The Bleeding Veggie Burger
By: Julie Grant | The Allegheny Front
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Few things have as big an impact on our environment as the food we eat. Agriculture accounts for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions. And beef production, in particular, uses… Read More
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Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse… Read More
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OU Officials & Community Emphasize Environment
By: Liam Niemeyer
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The new community organization Ohio University Climate Action Now and the university-sponsored Ohio University Campus Climate Task Force are taking steps this upcoming week to address environmental sustainability. Ohio University… Read More