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Alisa Gore/OSU AgricultureIn the past 21 years, about $2.1 billion in drought insurance payments went to Oklahoma farmers, according to a new study from the Environmental Working Group. -
Jeff Tibbits/ODWCThe Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is looking forward to fall for quail hunting season. Changing weather patterns have impacts on quail populations.
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More than 250 volunteers collected temperature and air quality data around Oklahoma City through a community science project in August to study urban heat islands. The NOAA-funded project could help the city prepare for extreme heat. -
Faced with the dangers of excessive heat, educators around the state are getting creative to keep kids safe and cool while still providing recreational opportunities.
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The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has received a $3 million federal planning grant to develop a statewide greenhouse gas inventory and develop plans for reducing emissions. The funding comes from the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
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As the extreme heat continues across Oklahoma, it not only poses a threat to humans, but also cattle.
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The Biden Administration's Endangered Species Act listing of some animals native to Oklahoma is being challenged by Congress. But there are landowners taking it upon themselves to volunteer their fields for prairie restoration.
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A community science project in Oklahoma City is launching a campaign to measure the effects heat islands have on the city. The data collected could be used to cool off certain neighborhoods.
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National Weather Service is issuing heat advisories for Oklahoma this week. Excessive heat and severe weather are changing crops for farmers and routines for landscapers.
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There are various places throughout Oklahoma offering residents a space to cool down for free and get some relief from the summer heat.
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The National Weather Service in Norman is into its second consecutive week of issuing heat advisories for the state. High temperatures are made more intense by humidity and heat bursts that usually occur in the spring are persisting this month.
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After most of the state received days of heavy rainfall, Oklahoma’s drought report looks refreshing. Only a quarter of the state remains in moderate to exceptional drought, although another third is still classified as “abnormally dry.”
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The City of Oklahoma City is looking for volunteers to collect data as part of a national project studying heat in urban areas.
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Oklahoma is slated to have widespread triple-digit temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday.
