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Changes in weather patterns are disrupting our communities and the world around us. Chasing Our Climate: On the Frontlines is a 30-minute Earth Month documentary featuring tri-state climate warriors behind the rescue missions of devastating wildfire and flash flooding emergencies. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

UPDATE: This story was published on Jan. 6, 2024. Click here for updates on the 4.8 magnitude earthquake on April 5, 2024. New York City dwellers were abruptly awoken at the crack of dawn on Tuesday by an escalating, rumbling vibration that sirened a rush of police cars and fire trucks. What sounded the alarms for a possible explosion turned…...

What sounded the alarms for a possible explosion turned into a minor earthquake, a seemingly foreign experience to New Yorkers, but what turns out to be nature running its course. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino chats with the geology experts.

Part of Long Island’s north shore turned bright red on Wednesday in reaction to a study testing wastewater, and while the images may look off-putting, scientists say there is nothing to fear. Researchers are examining the movement of treated wastewater from the Oyster Bay Village Wastewater Treatment Plant located within Oyster Bay Harbor, N....

Those on Long Island and may have noticed the waters around Oyster Bay turned red or pink. But officials want everyone to know — there is no reason to panic. It’s part of a test, as scientists study the water to see how it impacts marine life. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.