@rhersher

Radio and other #climate stuff for @NPR. @rhersher.bsky.social

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Have you ever seen a house fall into the ocean? Have you *heard* it? I've heard the sound described as "ribs being cracked during CPR." youtube.com/watch?v=71qcn0xU…

Why are doomed beach homes left fully furnished?

Dramatic videos show waterfront houses collapsing into the water. I...

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I dug into why (and the photos are stunning). npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-584…

People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?

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Join us for Part One of Confronting Climate Change 🌱 🌎 — As we tackle the origins and impact of climate denial with leading voices: environmental activist @billmckibben, Ricky Bradley of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and NPR correspondent @rhersher bklynlib.org/47p2sIY
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Eviction Lab@evictionlab5 Aug 2024
“They say it's expensive to be poor. Well, it's expensive to experience a natural disaster.” npr.org/2024/07/31/nx-s1-499… By: @rhersher via @npr

Do you rent? You may be more vulnerable to climate-driven disasters

The financial cards are stacked against many renters who survive hurricanes, floods, wildfires and other major weather disasters. The long-term effects can be devastating.

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Lauren McGaughy
@lmcgaughy29 Jul 2024
MY LATEST: Texas prisons officials insist no inmates have died from extreme heat behind bars for more than a decade. But we got autopsies that show the heat was a possible (or likely) contributing factor to in least three deaths just last year. kut.org/crime-justice/2024-0… #txlege

An inmate’s body temp was 107.5 when he died. The state of Texas says heat did not kill him.

Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a...

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Hurricane Beryl has achieved the following: – Earliest Category 4 on record in Atlantic – Earliest Category 5 on record in Atlantic – Fastest intensification before September in Atlantic – Southernmost Category 4 on record The fingerprint of #climate change is a solid one.
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Eva ሄዋን@EvaRTesfaye5 Dec 2023
I'm beyond excited to join the team at @WWNO and @WRKF as a coastal reporter! Send tips to [email protected]
James Miller
@_thehalparker5 Dec 2023
BIG NEWS! Yesterday, The Coastal Desk at @WWNO & @WRKF regained its full strength after welcoming the esteemed @EvaRTesfaye to our team. Eva's coming to us from upriver in Kansas City. We're stoked to have her. Give her a follow & a warm welcome to the Crescent City! 💚
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John Bistline@JEBistline16 Nov 2023
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread
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Chris Arnold@Chris_ArnoldNPR11 Nov 2023
Our NPR investigation found thousands of veterans and servicemembers with VA loans are facing foreclosure through no fault of their own. The VA could fix this. npr.org/2023/11/11/121185595…

Thousands of veterans face foreclosure and it's not their fault. The VA could help

An NPR investigation finds that many people with VA loans who got a COVID forbearance are at risk of losing their homes. The VA has a fix, but it could be too late unless it halts foreclosures.

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Neela Banerjee@neelaeast9 Nov 2023
Could not be prouder: the amazing NPR climate and data visuals team that did our project "Beyond the Poles", about the distant impacts of melting ice, has won the AAAS Gold Award for science journalism 1/n: sjawards.aaas.org/news/2023-…
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AAAS Kavli Awards@AAASKavli9 Nov 2023
Congratulations to “Science Reporting – Large Outlet” Gold Award winning @NPR team @lesommer, @ryanjamescliff, @rhersher, @connjie and @DanielPWWood. brnw.ch/21wEiMK
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Alison MacAdam@ajmacadam17 Oct 2023
Very worth reading if you care about or work in public media
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Jeff Brady
@jeffbradynews17 Oct 2023
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations. My latest for @NPR with editor @neelaeast and documents/research from @rebecca_John1 at CIC. npr.org/2023/10/17/118355160…

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Rachel Carson Environment Book category of the 2023 #SEJAwards: conta.cc/3RIbrOf. Congratulations, winners! Stay tuned next week for the Outstanding Explanatory Reporting category.
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This year’s insane heat has coincided with (perhaps driven?) a bit of a wedge between two leading “climate urgency science narratives”… 🧵
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Ryan Shead
@RyanShead6 Aug 2023
This is from the Mendenhall River Floods in Alaska. This happened over a span of six hours. 😧 Can you imagine watching that happen to your home knowing there’s nothing that can save it?
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