Climate change is altering the nation’s environment and the microbes, viruses and insects that inhabit it, potentially increasing where diseases are.
Author: Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Online haters are targeting Greta Thunberg with conspiracy theories and fake photos
Greta Thunberg is the target of a flood of online abuse and scores of misinformation and conspiracy theories.
‘It’s our future that’s at stake’: US students plan to skip school Friday to fight climate ’emergency’
Tens of thousands of high school students in cities nationwide plan to skip class Friday to attend Global Climate Strike marches.
Global warming could mean fewer fish for sport fishing, more die-offs across US
Scientists and sport fishing officials across the U.S. warn global warming could have consequences for ecosystems, as well as sport fishing industries.
More dogs are getting sick as climate changes pushes diseases into new parts of the US
From heartworms to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever to Lyme disease, climate change means more dogs are getting sick.
End of civilization: climate change apocalypse could start by 2050 if we don’t act, report warns
A chilling Australian paper outlines a Doomsday scenario for humans if we don’t deal with climate change. Experts say it’s actually quite rational.
Gray whale deaths could reach record levels this year, NOAA opens investigation
At least 70 dead or dying gray whales have stranded on the West Coast this year, prompting federal officials to launch a scientific investigation.
Dozens of gray whales are dying on the West Coast as they make their epic Alaskan migration
At least 53 gray whales have washed up emaciated and dead in recent months along West Coast beaches.
Historic Mississippi River flooding could extend into June, experts warn
Flooding along the Mississippi river could persist through the end of the month and even into June as relentless rains continue to saturate the Midwest, forecasters say.
1 dead, 2 missing in massive Illinois plant explosion felt 20 miles away
Three people were likely killed and four people were injured after a massive explosion in Waukegan, Illinois at the AB Specialty Silicones factory.