/tags/climate-change Climate Change en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:03:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-06-20/a-heat-wave-will-soon-flame-st-louis-it-could-feel-like-109-degrees-starting-saturday During the heat wave, Red Cross shelters for tornado victims will also serve as cooling shelters for people who were affected by the storm. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:03:27 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-06-20/a-heat-wave-will-soon-flame-st-louis-it-could-feel-like-109-degrees-starting-saturday Kate Grumke /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls When a tornado struck Centennial Christian Church on May 16, three people were trapped inside under debris. Their emergency calls went unanswered. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /health-science-environment/2025-05-17/photos-st-louis-tornado-recovery "It literally had looked like a bomb had just went off," one volunteer said of the tornado's damage in north St. Louis. "Blocks and blocks of homes that are just gone." Sat, 17 May 2025 22:25:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-17/photos-st-louis-tornado-recovery Brian Munoz, Kyle Pyatt, Cristina Fletes-Mach, Lylee Gibbs /health-science-environment/2025-05-17/st-louis-tornado-recovery-help A tornado ripped through parts of St. Louis, causing severe damage to homes, libraries, schools and more. Here’s a list of resources for those impacted and ways neighbors can help. Sat, 17 May 2025 19:47:54 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-17/st-louis-tornado-recovery-help Hiba Ahmad, Chad Davis, Kate Grumke, Lara Hamdan /news-briefs/2025-05-15/western-states-missouri-passes-limits-water-exports Lawmakers are making it more difficult to take water out of Missouri. Thu, 15 May 2025 21:34:46 GMT /news-briefs/2025-05-15/western-states-missouri-passes-limits-water-exports Kate Grumke /law-order/2025-05-12/missouri-sued-over-excessive-heat-at-prison-in-jefferson-city The lawsuit filed Monday by the MacArthur Justice Center says conditions at Algoa Correctional Center in the summer violate the constitutional rights of people detained there. Mon, 12 May 2025 18:16:59 GMT /law-order/2025-05-12/missouri-sued-over-excessive-heat-at-prison-in-jefferson-city Rachel Lippmann /news-briefs/2025-05-01/st-louis-breaks-precipitation-record-april-showers St. Louis had its wettest April on record, breaking the previous precipitation high that was set in 1893. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:50:51 GMT /news-briefs/2025-05-01/st-louis-breaks-precipitation-record-april-showers Kate Grumke /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-31/sarah-kendziors-last-american-road-trip-paints-beautiful-and-scarred-portrait-of-changing-country St. Louis County author’s book chronicling her family’s travels examines vacation as an escape from realities of a transformed world. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 21:19:10 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2025-03-31/sarah-kendziors-last-american-road-trip-paints-beautiful-and-scarred-portrait-of-changing-country Jason Rosenbaum /arts/2025-03-07/washu-kemper-artistic-views-environmental-balance "Seeds: Containers of a World to Come" at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum features 10 artists who use their work to call for environmental sustainability. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2025-03-07/washu-kemper-artistic-views-environmental-balance Jeremy D. Goodwin /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Scientists say amid climate change and biodiversity loss, the world’s herbaria could hold the keys to overcoming the crises in their folders of dried plant specimens. But their future is in question amid cuts to research and education funding. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-24/plant-libraries-herbaria-closures-climate-change Kate Grumke