The 2018 US midterm elections ushered in a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives — along with new Democratic governors — who pledge to act on climate change. It also ushered out some climate-denying Republicans. Yet overall, the elections had mixed results for the environment.
Hurricane Michael intensified from Category 1 to Category 4 in just 24 hours. Furious winds and an 8- to 12-foot storm surge were fueled by warming sea surface temperatures.
Bellicose rhetoric against socialism coupled with compassion may play well with Trump’s base, but it doesn't help Venezuelans living in unprecendented turmoil.
Across the United States, it doesn’t take a devastating storm for scientists and citizens to see the unwelcome transformations that climate change is causing right now.
Rosamari Palerm transferred to a school in Miami last fall after her school shut down in the wake of Hurricane Maria. She’s returned home to San Juan, but some of her classmates have stayed, making new homes in Miami.
Florida Congressman Carlos Curbelo represents the city of Miami, where sea level rise is already a difficult reality. He has put forth a bold proposal to address greenhouse gas emissions, but his party is unlikely to support it.
After years of having difficulty passing legislation relating to greenhouse gas emissions, a group consisting of both Democrats and Republicans believe they have a plan that can make their constituents happy.
Carl Hiaasen has called Florida “the poster child of nationwide dysfunction,” but his campaign to tarnish the sunshine-state mystique has never quite worked.
According to a study published in the journal Science, global warming will devastate the economy in parts of the US in years ahead, if temperatures are allowed to rise unabated.
Little Haiti, a once predominantly Haitian enclave, has seen a burst of new development and interest from real estate investors and developers because of its central location in Miami. New projects are underway in the neighborhood, rent prices are soaring and Haitian business owners say that they are being pushed out.
The tragic shooting death of 17 people at a Florida high school is renewing calls for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research the causes of gun violence. The CDC used to study what triggers mass shootings and how to end gun violence until Congress threatened to cut off funding if research continued. Is it time to revisit?
October polls show Clinton leading Trump among women voters by an average of 15 percent. Yet Trump does have young female supporters among the millennial generation. Here's why.
NASA's black engineers, mathematicians and technicians didn't just help American win the space race, they also played a key role in reshaping the American South.
Some refugees who've lived in warmer climates all their life, come to the US sporting flip flops and shorts. Part of their American orientation is learning how to stay warm and enjoy the winter weather in Minnesota.
The old Soviet car isn't even in the United States. But there's a guy selling Lada parts in Miami. Call hm the Lada whisperer. Cuban expats flock to him, getting the parts for the many old Ladas still chugging along Cuba's streets.
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Environment
Global warming will increase poverty in the southern US, a new study says
Living on Earth
July 23, 2017
According to a study published in the journal Science, global warming will devastate the economy in parts of the US in years ahead, if temperatures are allowed to rise unabated.
In Miami's Little Haiti, one of the largest waves of evictions is currently underway
PRI's The World
May 23, 2018
Little Haiti, a once predominantly Haitian enclave, has seen a burst of new development and interest from real estate investors and developers because of its central location in Miami. New projects are underway in the neighborhood, rent prices are soaring and Haitian business owners say that they are being pushed out.
Conflict
I worked at the CDC and if it really wanted to, it could study gun violence
PRI's The World
February 20, 2018
The tragic shooting death of 17 people at a Florida high school is renewing calls for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research the causes of gun violence. The CDC used to study what triggers mass shootings and how to end gun violence until Congress threatened to cut off funding if research continued. Is it time to revisit?
Global Politics
What do we call the attack in Orlando? 'Hate crime' or 'terrorism?'
PRI's The World
June 13, 2016
President Obama has called the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando both a hate crime and terrorism. Experts' opinions differ.
Election 2016
Three reasons some young women are sticking with Trump
October 13, 2016
October polls show Clinton leading Trump among women voters by an average of 15 percent. Yet Trump does have young female supporters among the millennial generation. Here's why.
Justice
How JFK made NASA his secret weapon in the fight for civil rights in America
Science Friday
March 03, 2015
NASA's black engineers, mathematicians and technicians didn't just help American win the space race, they also played a key role in reshaping the American South.
Science, Tech & Environment
A Great White Shark makes a transatlantic crossing — and you can follow along
PRI's The World
March 11, 2014
She's a shark that likes to travel. Lydia is a 2,000-pound Great White and she's the first ever to be monitored while making a transatlantic journey.
Environment
South Florida Republicans are fed up with their party leaders on climate change
PRI's The World
April 14, 2016
For local leaders in South Florida, battling rising tides and climate change isn't a partisan issue.
Education
How to walk on ice, and other essential winter-survival tips for newcomers to America
PRI's The World
December 03, 2014
Some refugees who've lived in warmer climates all their life, come to the US sporting flip flops and shorts. Part of their American orientation is learning how to stay warm and enjoy the winter weather in Minnesota.
Economics
How to fix an old Russian car in Cuba? There's this mechanic in Miami
PRI's The World
January 30, 2015
The old Soviet car isn't even in the United States. But there's a guy selling Lada parts in Miami. Call hm the Lada whisperer. Cuban expats flock to him, getting the parts for the many old Ladas still chugging along Cuba's streets.