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Climate adaptation at its limits, says one scientist

NPR | By Michelle Aslam,

Sacha Pfeiffer

Published July 31, 2026 at 3:28 PM CDT

A climate scientist says Earth is "passing the limits of adaptation" when it comes to withstanding the effects of climate change.

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Michelle Aslam

Michelle Aslam is a 2021-2022 Kroc Fellow and recent graduate from North Texas. While in college, she won state-wide student journalism awards for her investigation into campus sexual assault proceedings and her reporting on racial justice demonstrations. Aslam previously interned for the North Texas NPR Member station KERA, and also had the opportunity to write for the Dallas Morning News and the Texas Observer.

Sacha Pfeiffer

Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.

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A new federal plan to manage the Colorado river faces a possible future of water cuts

Alex Hager, Sacha Pfeiffer

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by the Interior Department will impact communities and farms across those states. For now, the proposal spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from mandatory water cuts. Legal battles are expected.
A new court launched this week in Washington with the aim to deport

Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department is turning to a never before used court to try to deport a woman accused of pledging loyalty to the Islamic State.
Wild Card: Shania Twain

Rachel Martin

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Country legend Shania Twain reflects on what she looks forward to about getting older.
Small bookstores are popping up across the country. What's behind the boom

Reagan Jones

Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.
Do you recognize the 'Gen Alpha Melody?'

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A musicologist discovered a pattern found all over modern pop music which he's dubbing the Gen Alpha melody.