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Climate change intensified April flooding in Kentucky, according to scientific modeling
by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern May 8, 2025 An increasingly warming climate intensified the deluge of rain that fell on Kentucky and other states in early April, according to a new report from a multinational academic group that studies climate change’s connections to extreme weather events. Torrential downpours inundated communities across Kentucky in early April,
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Kentucky lifts drought declaration
Kentucky has lifted Level 1 drought declarations for all 120 counties following recent rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, the Energy and Environment Cabinet announced Thursday. The precipitation has replenished rain deficits, restored streamflows, and improved soil moisture levels, according to the state’s climatology office and drought mitigation team. Drought conditions had been declared
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Level 1 drought declared in all Kentucky counties
FRANKFORT — The Office of the State Climatologist and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, in coordination with the Kentucky Drought Mitigation Team, are issuing a Level 1 Drought Declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A Level 1 Drought signifies moderate to severe drought conditions mainly affecting soil moisture and vegetative health. Serious impacts to
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The Rural Americans Too Poor for Federal Flood Protections
A data-driven disaster tool shows “bias” against rural communities. by Claire Carlson and Elizabeth Miller / Climate Central, The Daily Yonder August 12, 2024 On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis. This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and
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Sneezing? Sniffling? Climate change means U.S. allergy seasons last a month longer than in 1990 and have 21% more pollen
BY LAUREL SWANZ KENTUCKY HEALTH NEWS With allergy season in full swing in Kentucky, those suffering from nasal allergies and asthma may feel as though the pollen gets worse every year. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology says there is some truth to this – and climate change, which is causing warmer temperatures,
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A leader in climate reporting has lessons for all newsrooms
BY CCNOW STAFF The Guardian has been Covering Climate Now’s lead media partner since our founding in April 2019. That October, Katharine Viner, the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, announced a climate pledge that would further strengthen the paper’s already strong commitment to the story. “The climate crisis is the most urgent issue of our times,” Viner wrote, and
