NPR's Climate Week 2023
NPR dedicated October 2-8, 2023 to stories and conversations about the search for climate solutions. Climate change is neither an endpoint, nor a talking point. It’s a reality we’re all part of, a state of constant movement, and still filled with uncharted territories. During NPR’s Climate Solutions Week, we’re focusing on the way things are going, and the way forward that’s envisioned by people working to protect their communities and the planet.
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There are lots of problems in the carbon offset market right now. So if you get an offer to buy an offset, what should you do? NPR asked experts for top things to know. -
California's newest state park just opened this summer — and a visit is like stepping into a time machine as its creators reimagine what a state park can be. -
A fossil of an armadillo-like mammal appears to bear cut marks from butchering by humans, suggesting people were living in South America at least 20,000 years ago, even earlier than once thought. -
So much ice is melting at the Earth's poles that it's affecting the rotation of the planet, scientists say. Its spin is slowing down slightly, causing days to get longer. -
Heat pumps are an important tool to stave off global warming. Two Berkeley musicians wrote a sultry anthem about them. -
The Supreme Court's recent term illustrates the judiciary's outsized role in government's ability to address climate change. The coming election could shape the judicial landscape for decades to come. -
It’s not your imagination. Temperature records are falling across the U.S. Climate scientists say they've been predicting this for decades. -
Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago are known for being intolerant, hierarchical and aggressive. After 2017's Hurricane Maria destroyed their home, the monkeys' society underwent surprising changes. -
Even after storms lose their hurricane status and head far inland, they can still cause dangerous floods. Storms like Beryl pose risks far from the coast, even in Canada. -
Levels of methane have increased particularly quickly since 2020. Livestock account for about 32% of human-caused methane emissions, the U.N. Environment Program says.
