Kiley Price
Coverage of Kiley Price in the Nexus archive.
- A Texas-Sized Water Crisis
The article highlights a water crisis in Texas and introduces a new podcast by Inside Climate News covering the issue.
- What Happens When Extreme Weather Becomes a Cycle You Can’t Escape
More frequent hurricanes and wildfires are causing mental health impacts in affected communities globally. Recent flooding and mudslides in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains, particularly in Del Rio, highlight the ongoing struggles of areas still recovering from 2024’s Hurricane Helene.
- Climate Reporting Is Changing
Inside Climate News is launching a new podcast called Inside Climate as its newsroom grows and expands its reporting. The article introduces the podcast produced by the ICN staff.
- Large Fires Scorch Drought-Stricken Western U.S.
Large fires are scorching the drought-stricken Western United States due to a warm and dry winter, leading to an early and aggressive fire season with worsening conditions expected.
- ‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?
Sponge Cities use engineered stormwater infrastructure and green spaces to reduce urban flooding, but experts warn that increasingly wet storms are testing these systems' limits. A 2011 cloudburst in Copenhagen caused severe flooding, highlighting the challenges.
- Pandemic Roulette
An investigation into sloth deaths in Florida reveals risks from the global wildlife trade, which moves billions of live animals through legal and illegal channels. A former CDC epidemiologist described this trade as 'pandemic roulette,' highlighting public health concerns.
- Heat Is Killing Wildlife Across the Animal Kingdom. A New Forecasting Tool May Help.
A new forecasting tool aims to predict heat risks for wildlife months in advance, but its effectiveness in preventing large-scale deaths remains uncertain. Eight endangered Asiatic lions died in an Indian national park, with officials suspecting a tick-borne parasitic disease as the cause.
- Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Show Why the Wildlife Trade Is a Pandemic Risk
Necropsy reports from sloths imported by a planned Orlando tourist attraction in Florida revealed animals stressed and infected with bacteria, parasites, and viruses. Scientists warn that the wildlife trade poses a risk to human health, as shown by the mass sloth deaths.