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Forecasting Change

Notable 2024 U.S. landfalling hurricanes strengthened by climate change

Heating up: How a warming world supercharges hurricanes

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Groundbreaking study shows the link between a warmer ocean and hurricane intensity

For nearly a decade, KPRC 2 and the Houston Zoo have partnered to share stories of conservation efforts around the globe.

‘Saving Wildlife: Return to Rwanda’

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We proudly present: Saving Wildlife: Return to Rwanda, a captivating one-hour special that highlights the remarkable efforts of the Houston Zoo to protect endangered animals in their natural habitats.

Check out fun and easy ways you can save wildlife with your family

Saving birds across Houston skies

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More than a billion birds fly over Houston’s night skies during migration season, and there are simple things Houstonians can do to keep them safe during their journey.

Eco-friendly living

Eco-friendly living: Tips for sustainable parenting

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Practical tips for starting your sustainability journey.

An entire team of NOAA scientists studies the coral reef

Day 2: Diving in to discover the beauty and mystery of the Flower Gardens in the Gulf 🦈

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An entire team of NOAA scientists works to study the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Coming back to the boat I ran into this guy. (Don't get too close.)

🪸Saving the garden in the Gulf of Mexico🐠

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KPRC 2 chief meteorologist Anthony Yanez is on assignment at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

MORE HEADLINES

Ken Garcia, manager of Quality Seafood, jumps off of a friend's shrimp[p boat, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Palacios, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town

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While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on.

FILE - The Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is seen, March 26, 2025, in Ellabell, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, file)

US regulators finish review of Hyundai plant's Georgia water permit, finding no changes needed

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U.S. regulators have concluded a monthslong review of their environmental permit for Hyundai's $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia, finding that no changes are needed.

Contractors work on expanding the Roberto Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant in El Paso on March 5. By 2028, the utility expects treated wastewater from the plant to be further purified at the new Pure Water Center next door to produce up to 10 million gallons of drinking water.

Toilet to tap: El Paso is about to embark on a whole new way to save its limited water supply

Read full article: Toilet to tap: El Paso is about to embark on a whole new way to save its limited water supply

El Paso’s dry climate — it rains just 9 inches annually — is one of the reasons the city has taken water management so seriously.

This image provided by South Bow shows a spill from the Keystone oil pipeline that occurred Tuesday, April 8, 2025 near Fort Ransom, N.D. (South Bow via AP)

Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota

Read full article: Company says thousands of gallons of oil have been recovered from a pipeline spill in North Dakota

Workers have recovered thousands of gallons of crude oil from an underground pipeline spill on North Dakota farmland.

FILE - Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, speaks during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on America's Energy and Mineral potential, Feb. 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination.

FILE - People wait for the trailhead at Glacier Point to re-open at Yosemite National Park, Calif., June 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it

Read full article: This federal rule helped clear air over America's most beloved parks. Trump's EPA wants to kill it

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas.

FILE - The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., July 27, 2018 (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

Read full article: Trump's new energy order puts states' climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

A new executive order from President Donald Trump that's part of his effort to invigorate energy production launches the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels.

President Donald Trump departs after an event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances

Read full article: Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances

President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his “beautiful hair."

Lulu Gribbin, second from left, an Alabama teenager who survived a shark attack in 2024, speaks with attorney Charlanna Skaggs, second from right, and Alabama lawmaker Rep. David Faulkner, right, at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Faulkner has proposed an alert system, named for Gribbin, that would warn other beach goers when there has been an unprovoked shark attack in the area. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Shark attack survivor presses her state for an alert system to keep people safe in the water

Read full article: Shark attack survivor presses her state for an alert system to keep people safe in the water

An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last year is asking her state's lawmakers to support the creation of a new alert system.

FILE - Photo of the branches of an oak tree are stained with a green tint from pollen at park in Richardson, Texas (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas named among 10 least green states in the US: report

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Texas was named the 9th least green state in America. The Lone Star State also was ranked among the lowest for air and water quality as well as energy and gas consumption per capita.

Laurie Canter, of England, hits from the 15th tee during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Hurricane Helene hit Augusta National last summer. What it left is noticeable, not necessarily bad

Read full article: Hurricane Helene hit Augusta National last summer. What it left is noticeable, not necessarily bad

Augusta National looks as pristine as ever on the eve of the Masters.

A sign protesting the installation of a Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline stands on a farm in Lake County, S.D., on Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri)

Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

Read full article: Takeaways from AP and Lee's report on a pipeline company's lawsuits against Midwest farmers

The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

Jared Bossly walks past feed on his ranch in Mansfield, S.D., on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in one of the counties that a proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline would cut through. (AP Photo/Nicole Neri)

A pipeline company filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners. Now its project is threatened

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The company behind a massive proposed carbon pipeline in the Midwestern U.S. filed hundreds of lawsuits against landowners in recent years.

Lego characters in Vietnamese traditional costumes are displayed at Lego factory in Binh Duong, Vietnam Wednesday, April, 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Lego opens a toy factory in Vietnam it plans to run entirely on clean energy

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Lego has opened a $1 billion factory in Vietnam that it says will make toys without adding planet-warming gas to the atmosphere by relying entirely on clean energy.

An Indigenous person carries a scale during a march at the annual Free Earth camp where Brazil's Indigenous communities discuss rights, territorial protection and their role in COP30, which will take place for the first time in the Amazon, in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship

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With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s capital, demanding the state guarantee and expand their rights to traditional lands as part of the solution to the world’s climate crisis.

Border Patrol agents and members of the military stand inside a gate in one of two border walls separating Mexico from the United States during a news conference on joint operations involving the military and the Border Patrol, Friday, March 21, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls

Read full article: Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls

A waiver issued by the Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with coal miner Jeff Crowe during an event on energy production in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

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President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline.

Two churches, one Catholic and one Baptist are flooded by the Kentucky River in Lockport, Ky., Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

Read full article: Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents are anxious to return to their flooded homes and assess what is salvageable.

Community members steer a boat past flooded vehicles, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

National Weather Service no longer translating products for non-English speakers

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The National Weather Service is no longer providing translations of its products after its contract with an artificial intelligence company was allowed to lapse.

FILE - A billboard supporting legislation that would provide legal protection to manufacturers of pesticides such as Bayer's popular weedkiller Roundup, is shown in Jefferson City, Mo., May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)

Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer

Read full article: Weedkiller maker asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits claiming it failed to warn about cancer

Global chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to halt thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn a popular weedkiller could case cancer.

In an aerial view, a bourbon barrel floats not the floodwaters of the Buffalo Trace Distillery on Monday, April 7, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Kentucky flood forces Buffalo Trace Distillery to temporarily close

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The historic Buffalo Trace Distillery has temporarily closed after deadly flooding ravaging Kentucky swept into its facilities, forcing the popular bourbon company to turn away the public and staff.

Jon Dale, a director at American Forests, hopes to further restore the once sprawling Tamaulipan thornforest in the Rio Grande Valley.

The Rio Grande Valley was once covered in forest. One man is trying to bring it back.

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The Tamaulipan thornforest once covered 1 million acres on both sides of the border with Mexico. Restoring even a fraction of it could help the region cope with the ravages of a warming world.

The rising Ohio River floods along Lower River Road, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Rabbit Hash, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the US South after a prolonged deluge of rain

Read full article: Swollen rivers are flooding towns in the US South after a prolonged deluge of rain

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and storms that killed at least 23 people.

Zen, an avalanche Border Collie, attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites

Read full article: Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites

The role of dogs in Italian alpine rescues is becoming more important as the number of people caught by avalanches increases — up by 50% over the last 25 years.

Abner Wagers walks in the rising waters of the Kentucky River on a flooded Monterey Pike in Monterey, Ky., Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Rising rivers threaten US South and Midwest after dayslong torrent of rain

Read full article: Rising rivers threaten US South and Midwest after dayslong torrent of rain

Rivers rose and flooding worsened across the U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already waterlogged and badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.

Lauren Lamberts, of Belgium, crosses water flowing over a section of the Pacific Crest Trail washed away by storms while trail repairs have been disrupted by federal cuts Thursday, April 3, 2025, near Whitewater, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Storms tore up two of America's most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs

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Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through three western states is already challenging.

A container ship approaches the port of Santos in Brazil, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Here's what to know about nations considering the 1st global tax on emissions for shipping

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Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax.

Carole Smith walks through her flooded home on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Frankfort, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash from Texas to Ohio

Read full article: At least 16 dead in flooding and tornadoes as storms slash from Texas to Ohio

Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding has come for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned some deadly tornadoes.

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