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3 wildfire lessons for forest towns as Dixie Fire destroys historic…
A wildfire burning in hot, dry mountain forest swept through the Gold Rush town of Greenville,…
How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more…
In building cities, we have created some of the harshest habitats on Earth — and then chosen to…
Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of…
The United Nations (UN) recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and… -
The Unexpectedly Exciting World of Refrigerants
Guest blog written by Tilden Chao. Tilden is an undergraduate at Yale University who worked on…
Map tracks 30 years of extreme snowmelt across US
A new map of extreme snowmelt events over the last 30 years clarifies the processes that drive…
Earth’s frozen areas are shrinking 33K square miles a year
The Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking by 33,000 square miles (87,000 square kilometers) per year. -
Model predicts 10-year burst of wildfire, then gradual decline
A look at the long-term future of wildfires predicts an initial roughly decade-long burst of…
Once common weasels are doing a vanishing act
Three species of weasels, once common in North America, are likely in decline, including a species…
Flood risk will rise as climate heat intensifies
A warmer world will be a wetter one. Ever more people will face a higher flood risk as rivers rise… -
234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming…
This week, hundreds of scientists from around the world are finalizing a report that assesses the…
Climate explained: how the IPCC reaches scientific consensus on…
When we say there’s a scientific consensus that human-produced greenhouse gases are causing climate…
Court Takes Industry Bait, Caves to Fossil Fuels
In a disappointing decision, Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western… -
Four Green Hydrogen Opportunities for the Midwest
To avert a climate crisis, the Midwest, like the rest of the country, will need to fully…
Major Barrier to Demand Response Needs to End
If federal regulators do the right thing, electricity customers across the Midwest may soon be able…
Plant These Trees To Improve City Life
A new study establishes live oaks and American sycamores as champions among 17 “super trees” that…
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3 wildfire lessons for forest towns as Dixie Fire destroys historic…
A wildfire burning in hot, dry mountain forest swept through the Gold Rush town of Greenville,…How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more…
In building cities, we have created some of the harshest habitats on Earth — and then chosen to…Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of…
The United Nations (UN) recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and… -
The Unexpectedly Exciting World of Refrigerants
Guest blog written by Tilden Chao. Tilden is an undergraduate at Yale University who worked on…Map tracks 30 years of extreme snowmelt across US
A new map of extreme snowmelt events over the last 30 years clarifies the processes that drive…Earth’s frozen areas are shrinking 33K square miles a year
The Earth’s cryosphere is shrinking by 33,000 square miles (87,000 square kilometers) per year. -
Model predicts 10-year burst of wildfire, then gradual decline
A look at the long-term future of wildfires predicts an initial roughly decade-long burst of…Once common weasels are doing a vanishing act
Three species of weasels, once common in North America, are likely in decline, including a species…Flood risk will rise as climate heat intensifies
A warmer world will be a wetter one. Ever more people will face a higher flood risk as rivers rise… -
234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the upcoming…
This week, hundreds of scientists from around the world are finalizing a report that assesses the…Climate explained: how the IPCC reaches scientific consensus on…
When we say there’s a scientific consensus that human-produced greenhouse gases are causing climate…Court Takes Industry Bait, Caves to Fossil Fuels
In a disappointing decision, Judge Terry Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western… -
Four Green Hydrogen Opportunities for the Midwest
To avert a climate crisis, the Midwest, like the rest of the country, will need to fully…Major Barrier to Demand Response Needs to End
If federal regulators do the right thing, electricity customers across the Midwest may soon be able…Plant These Trees To Improve City Life
A new study establishes live oaks and American sycamores as champions among 17 “super trees” that…
ADAPTATION
Indigenous Firefighters Tackle Brazil’s Blazes
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If the fires raging across the Amazon are controlled, much of the credit should go to the…
How Indonesia Fishers Abandon Destructive Fishing
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The island nation of Indonesia, where waters teem with coral fish, banned the use of bombs and…
How Australian Communities Are Fighting Food Waste With Circular Economies
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Around 4 million tonnes of food reaches landfill in Australia each year. This forms part of…
6 Positive Climate Change News Stories From 2019
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Climate researchers have not given up hope and authors were asked to highlight some more positive…
IMPACT
The Arctic Hasn't Been This Warm For 3 Million Years and That Means Big…
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Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a low point in mid-September. This year it…
Two Reef Scientists Share Their Climate Grief
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As I write this, much of inland eastern Australia is enduring what is likely to be the worst…
The Stormy Outlook For Insurance-linked Securities
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The world has witnessed a shocking series of disastrous events in the past several weeks.…
Two-thirds Of Glacier Ice In The Himalayas Could Be Lost By 2100
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In the world of glaciology, the year 2007 would go down in history. It was the year a seemingly…
POLITICS
Keep Climate Teaching Real And Honest
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Many schools now routinely include climate teaching. A British teacher says her profession should…
How The EU Can Stop Fueling Devastation In The Amazon
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The effects of European consumption are being felt in Brazil, driving disastrous deforestation and…
Canada's Liberals Make It Hard For Green Voters To Love Them
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The recent appearance in the province of Ontario of Premier Doug Ford’s anti-carbon pricing gas…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez complete remarks on Green New Deal
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez remarks on the Green New Deal at an event hosted by the Sunrise…
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Atmospheric River Storms Can Drive Costly Flooding – And…
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Ask people to name the world’s largest river, and most will probably…
Why Higher Oil Prices Could Complicate The Energy Transition
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There are several reasons why oil prices surged from their 2020 lows.…
How We Can Still Keep Global Warming Below 2℃
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Last year we found that the growth in global fossil fuel emissions…
China Is Positioned To Lead On Climate Change As The US…
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As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming,…
Why West Coast Water Troubles Will Head East
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Even under modest climate change scenarios, the continental United…
Europe Fails To Keep Up On Solar Power
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Europe needs new factories to harness solar power, with a huge effort…
Four reasons why G7 climate finance initiative will…
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During the G7 summit in Cornwall, the group of nations unveiled a…
Zero-carbon Electric Transport Is Already In Reach For…
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At a recent talk on the UK’s energy sector, the head of an electric…
EVIDENCE
Small Nuclear War Could Bring On Global Cooling
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Smoke from Canadian forest fires was so vast it bore comparison with a nuclear bomb’s mushroom…
How Humans Fueled Last Summer’s Extreme Heat
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The summer of 2018 saw wildfires, power outages, and buckling roads and railways. Scientists put…
Hothouse Earth: Here's What The Science Actually Says
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A new scientific paper proposing a scenario of unstoppable climate change has gone viral, thanks to…
How Pioneering Photographer Frank Hurley Came Face To Face With The Future…
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Australia’s celebrated explorer, photographer and filmmaker, Frank Hurley (1885-1962), announced in…
WEATHER
How Tropical Thunderstorms Threaten West Antarctica
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Warming waters in the western tropical Pacific Ocean have significantly increased thunderstorms and…
Days Before Hurricane Expected to Hit New Orleans, City Endures 10 Inches…
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Overlapping extreme-weather events aren't just a New Orleans problem.
What Exactly Is The Polar Vortex and How It Affects The Weather?
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At the start of February 2021, a major snowstorm hit the northeast United States, with some areas…
A New Blob Is Brewing, And It’s Set To Seriously Impact Marine Life Off…
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A new marine heat wave spreading across a portion of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British…
SOLUTIONS
Old Batteries Can Be Source Of New Energy
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How to dispose of old batteries from redundant electric vehicles? The good news: we can harvest…
Forest Elephants Are Our Allies In The Fight Against Climate Change
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Forest elephant extinction would exacerbate climate change. That’s according to a new study in…
We Can't Simply Bet On Renewable Energy To Stop Global Warming
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Here’s the problem: many climate experts warn that the commitments made at Paris still fall far…
40 Years Ago, Scientists Predicted Climate Change
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This month the world has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong setting foot on…