Climate Change

How Climate Change Might Affect Spring Flowers, This West Virginia Morning

After a frigid winter, we are now in the month that will bring us spring. The Allegheny Front, a public radio program based in Pittsburgh, that reports on environmental issues in the region, brings us this look at how climate change might affect just how early spring flowers bloom.

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Mothman, Bridge Day And Washboards, Inside Appalachia

This week, the story of the first Mothman sightings as written by a small-town journalist in 1966. Also, every year, hundreds of people celebrate Bridge Day by parachuting from the 876-foot-tall New River Gorge bridge. But not just anyone can do it. And, the Columbus Washboard Company used to make washboards for laundry. Now, people use them to make music.

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W.Va. Ranks Last On State Climate, Health Scorecard

The New York-based Commonwealth Fund cites the state’s overwhelming reliance on coal to generate electricity.

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A Rural Singing Tradition Takes Shape And How Climate Change Affects Weather, This West Virginia Morning

An age old tradition of using shapes instead of notes helps untrained singers harmonize. And as the fall season kicks off, a look at weather extremes -- and if climate change is playing a role.

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