How Ben Franklin's ideas have helped scientists understand climate change
One of Benjamin Franklin's innovations is helping scientists today understand climate change.
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One of Benjamin Franklin's innovations is helping scientists today understand climate change.
Centuries later, one of America's Founding Fathers' innovations is helping scientists today understand climate change. CBS News Philadelphia's Brandon Goldner has the story.
Spring is getting longer and warmer in Philadelphia, affecting people and animals, data shows.
On the evening of Christmas 1776, Gen. George Washington surprised the King's forces by leading the Continental Army in a surprise crossing of a near-frozen Delaware River - a watershed military maneuver that dramatized a changing America, and a changing climate.
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.
The area of concern used to be a golf course, but after it shut down, nature slowly took over, creating an unexpected green space that's become known as "the meadows."
The city of Philadelphia is teaming up with Bartram's Garden to give residents a place to cool off in the shade on hot days while fighting climate change.
Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.
34 million people live in one of these major U.S. cities that's sinking, new research shows. See if your area is on the list — and how quickly the land is moving.
Nearly 14 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater flowed through Philadelphia's creeks, past neighborhoods, parks and playgrounds filled with children, and into the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers during a one-year span, according to data analyzed by CBS News Philadelphia.
Scientists blame climate change for the longer and more intense allergy season, which is increasing the amount of pollen in the air by more than 20%.
Nonprofit groups are working to distribute essential supplies to those impacted by the fires across the Los Angeles area.
Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold.
A congregation in Burlington County is working to preserve a historic church threatened by climate change.
A Burlington County, New Jersey, congregation is working to raise its church up off the ground to protect it from rising floodwaters.
New Jersey has declared a drought warning as dry conditions continue, asking residents to conserve water voluntarily.
Dry conditions after a record-breaking lack of rainfall are posing high fire danger in New Jersey, where crews are battling two wildfires – a 75-acre blaze in Voorhees and Evesham townships and a 300-acre major wildfire in Jackson Township, Ocean County. Brandon Goldner reports on the Bethany Run wildfire and Ryan Hughes has the latest on the Shotgun Wildfire. Plus, NEXT Weather Meteorologist Grant Gilmore explains more on the fire weather conditions and moderate to extreme levels of drought in the area.
Hurricane Milton spawned several tornadoes in Florida as it made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane and then weakened over land to a Category 1. Brandon Goldner takes a look at damage from the storm across social media and Meteorologist Kate Bilo provides the latest on Milton's location and track.
The Great Galveston Hurricane is known as the deadliest weather disaster in United States history, killing at least 8,000 people, with some estimates as high as 12,000 people.
As climate change impacts Jersey Shore towns, experts say Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew's record stands in contrast to long-term needs down the shore.
NASA is projecting sea levels along the United States coastlines could increase by as much as a foot by 2050. A majority of people in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Atlantic and Cape May counties, have concerns.
An expert says man-made climate change over the last few decades is raising the water around Atlantic City, making flooding more frequent and worse.
The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
Rising temperatures are having impacts on the classroom. Our NEXT Weather Meteorologist Grant Gilmore explains how climate change is affecting learning.
Some areas of the Jersey Shore experienced coastal erosion due to recent high tides.
