NOAA Tallies the Cost

NOAA Tallies the Cost

NOAA counted 18 distinct climate extremes in the United States in 2022, costing Americans over $165 billion and killing at least 474 people. 2022 wasn’t the hottest year on record (that was 2020), or the wettest (2018), but it was among the wildest. Eighteen...
Tower Rock On Foot

Tower Rock On Foot

Tower Rock in the Mississippi River is accessible by foot now as water levels reach severe lows. Tower Rock is a large, imposing island in the Mississippi River, a ways south of St. Louis. The tall dome of stone is usually a short boat ride from shore, but with the...