climate check

NBC 6’s Steve MacLaughlin spoke to some courageous teens in South Florida who are advocating for a better response to climate change.

NBC 6 Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin spoke to Climate Matters’ Bernadette Wood Placky about what she expects from President Biden’s administration regarding action on climate change.

Monday, March 22nd marked World Water Day, a day dedicated to making connections between climate change and the earth’s water supply, and finding ways to take action to ensure everyone has access to clean water. Bernadette Wood Placky, chief meteorologist at Climate Matters, spoke to NBC 6 about how water is South Florida’s biggest concern when it comes to...

NBC 6 Meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin spoke to Climate Matters’ Bernadette Wood Placky about the challenges that South Florida is set to face soon as a result of rising water levels and temperatures.

With just over a month left, the bush fire season in Australia is far from over but the current situation is much improved. Almost all of the fires are out in Australia, and according to the New South Wales Rural fire service, those that are still burning are contained. In the aftermath of the fires, the country has come together…

The fires are out, but recovery is just beginning. NBC 6 ‘s Angie Lassman reports on the future of Australia as the nation recuperates from raging bush fires.

Despite an overwhelming volume of science on the effects of greenhouse gases and global temperatures, the topic of climate change has become highly politicized.

The massive fires in Australia may be under control, but anger from the summer still simmers across the country. A scorched countryside and an ecological disaster are bringing together thousands of displeased concerned citizens to march on Australian capital cities. The masses blasting the lack of action on the climate crisis and demanding that those in charge offer change. The…

The topic of climate change has become very politicized, but has the Australia wildfires changed the conversation? NBC 6 Meteorologist Angie Lassman has more.

In the wake of the Australian bushfires, the images coming out of the country set ablaze were jarring. The collision of the country’s most extreme drought and most extreme temperatures shocked the world. With views of a scorched Earth and injured or perished animals flooding social media and news outlets, it was easy to see the devastation. “Extreme heat,...

From the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to South Florida’s coral reefs, climate change is taking a toll on marine life around the world. NBC 6 Meteorologist Angie Lassman reports.

Part 3: The Great Barrier Reef

A climate emergency is unfolding for Australia’s wildlife, and NBC 6 Meteorologist Angie Lassman looks into what that could mean for South Florida’s future.

In the midst of the unprecedented wildfire devastation in Australia, an unfathomable wildlife catastrophe occurred. The fires overtook 27 million acres of landscape and with it the animals that live there. Scientists estimate more than a billion individual animals have been lost on the Australian continent during the 2019-2020 bushfire season. “We’re talking about not thousands of animals, not hundreds…

Now you can enjoy an airboat ride at the Everglades and charge your electric car

South Florida is widely considered Ground Zero for climate change in the United States.  NBC 6 is committed to reporting on this global crisis and how it is challenging and changing our way of life. Globally, Australia rests at the heart of climate change. Raging fires have devastated the island continent over the past few months. Extreme heat and drought…