climate change

New research has found flash flooding events are likely to become more severe in the future if carbon dioxide emissions continue at their current rate.

Researchers at Oklahoma State University are looking into whether a rare and threatened beetle could provide new ways to preserve meat and fight bacteria.

Environmental problems are causing a troubling trend in grasshopper populations, and its implications stretch far beyond insects.

Oklahoma’s NPR member stations are producing a series of stories focused on infrastructure in the state. Today, extreme weather is becoming more likely in Oklahoma. February’s deep freeze is just the latest example not only of unusual weather, but of the disruption to our electric grid that can result.

Oklahoma City recently recorded 14-below zero, the coldest temperature for the city since 1899. Meteorologists say there may be a man made reason that…

Oklahoma is ranked third in the nation for having the largest increase in renewable energy production over the past decade, according to a recent report.…

In the state with the highest number of disaster declarations, many Oklahomans with disabilities don’t have a storm shelter.John High knows that when he…

The shipping industry is starting to move away from pollutant-intensive heavy fuel oil. Scientists and private companies are betting on a clean replacement technology: hydrogen fuel cells.

Melissa Lau is preparing for the coming school year. She teaches 6th grade science in Piedmont, just northwest of Oklahoma City. Inside her classroom,…

Oklahoma has more than 4,700 dams. At least 30 percent of these flood control structures are at the end of their 50-year design life. With climate change…