Babies born today will grow up in a world where climate change is part of the background of everyday life. Their summers will be hotter, their cities will look greener and more high-tech, and their ...

This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. Every month, we'll be bringing you a question from a fellow ...

Kids born in 2020 are more likely to experience “one-in-10,000-year events” throughout their lives. A stark new study published on May 7 in Nature laid bare the extreme climate crises that today’s ...

In the new YouTube video series Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick and Sprout, the climate activist and educator Suzie Hicks shares the screen with a fluffy green puppet. "I'm Sprout," the puppet says in ...

It was meant to raise awareness of our planet's environmental problems. Fifty-five years later, when we talk about the environment and nature, we're also talking about climate change. It's an issue ...

Late last month, Hurricane Melissa pummeled Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. It was one of the strongest Category 5 storms on record, and yet it’s just one among many severe and devastating ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

Ryan taught the kids about wind and the difference between weather and climate. The kids also learned about thunderstorms, tornadoes, and the water cycle.

"I'm Sprout," the puppet says in the inaugural episode of the series. "I'm a sunflower. I'm just too little to bloom yet." Together, the pair share information about human-caused climate change — the ...