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Avocados growing at a farm in Escondido, Calif. March 3, 2023.

Winter storms cause mix of relief and frustration for local farmers

While the rain has provided a welcome respite from drought conditions, strong winds have also damaged crops.

The Great Salt Lake this winter, before spring runoff increased its elevation

Green groups sue, say farmers are drying up Great Salt Lake

Environmental groups have filed suit against the state of Utah arguing leaders aren't doing enough to prevent the state's namesake Great Salt Lake from drying up.

Canada is in the midst of an unprecedented wildfire season, intensified by climate change. Firefighters came from all over the world to help, like this team from France, on the fire line north of Chibugamau, Quebec, in June.

Some of Canada's wildfires likely made worse by human-driven climate change

Climate change intensified eastern Canada's hot, dry, windy weather this summer. That made Quebec's enormous burns about twice as likely, according to a new study.

A study published in the journal <em>Nature</em> found that the status of amphibians globally is "deteriorating rapidly," earning them the unenviable title of being the planet's most threatened class of vertebrates. Here, an endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica.

Scientists looked at nearly every known amphibian type. They're not doing great

A new global assessment of the world's amphibians finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.

Looking for innovative climate solutions? Check out these 8 podcasts

Add these episodes to your listening rotation during the NPR Network's Climate Solutions Week, where we're dedicated to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions.

Haze obscures the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. The United Arab Emirates is choking under "alarmingly high" air pollution levels fed by its fossil fuel industry, Human Rights Watch warned on December 4. The oil-rich country hosts the UN's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.

What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host U.N. climate talks

The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producing nation, and that's drawing attention to the role oil and gas has at this year's COP28 climate negotiations.

Wet leaves of Rhus integrifolia, called lemonade berry with fresh buds growing in early September, after Tropical Storm Hilary brought ample rain to San Diego County in late August. Black Mountain Open Space Park, San Diego, California. Undated photo.

San Diego plants act like it’s spring again after August drenching

The soaking rain that came with Tropical Storm Hilary caused seeds to germinate and flowers to blossom.

Floodwaters cover a property along River Rd. in Monterey County, Calif., as the Salinas River overflows its banks on Jan. 13, 2023.

The winter storms in California will boost water allocations for the state's cities

Weeks of rainfall in California won't end a severe drought, but it will provide public water agencies serving 27 million people with much more water than the suppliers had been previously told.

Taylor Swift fans wait for the doors of Nilton Santos Olympic stadium to open for her Eras Tour concert amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. A 23-year-old Taylor Swift fan died Friday night after suffering from cardiac arrest due to heat at the concert, according to a statement from the show's organizers in Brazil.

A fan died of heat at a Taylor Swift concert. It's a rising risk with climate change

The concert in Rio de Janeiro took place during one of the worst heat waves ever in Brazil. The country is in the middle of a record-breaking six months of extreme weather.

Pipes direct water into an irrigation project held by the University of California. After a few decades of not enough water California water officials are scrambling to catch as much of this year's floodwaters as they can.

California wants to store floodwaters underground. It's harder than it sounds

Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.

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