Duke’s climate and sustainability VP talks about a new report on the university’s climate efforts, navigating changes in federal policy, and aiming for net-zero emissions.
Raleigh’s winters are warming, with snowfall down 36% in 30 years. Despite recent storms, fewer cold nights and more mixed precipitation signal a shift toward shorter, milder winters.
If you're like most people -- even if you're the type that's interested in how much the climate is changing, how serious it is, how much of it is anthropogenic, and whether the seriousness is being exaggerated for political ends -- you're probably not going to sit down and read a 39-page study titled "Conflicts of Interest,
The NOAA grant is in response to rising concerns over extreme heat events and their widespread impacts in rural, coastal areas, including in NC.
With stronger hurricanes and longer wildfire seasons, Americans saw the impact of the climate crisis firsthand last year
In general, Charlotte and North Carolina are not typically thought of as fire-prone regions. However, the Southeast experiences more wildfires than any other region in the country.
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14162, titled "Putting America First In International Environmental Agreements," initiating the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement for the
Duke is on a mission to do all of this — and more.
Staff at the office, a branch of the U.S. housing department that Congress uses to address the worst catastrophes, would be reduced by 84 percent.
A 9-year-old North Carolina girl has died from flu complications as the U.S. experiences its most intense flu season in 15 years. Madeline Vernon of Randolph County was diagnosed with the flu on January 25. Her condition quickly deteriorated over the next few days. She woke up January 28 with a fever of 104.9 degrees.