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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
Hurricanes And Other Extreme Weather Disasters Prompt Some People To Move…
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If it seems like extreme weather disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires are becoming more…
How urban gardens can boost biodiversity and make cities more sustainable
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In building cities, we have created some of the harshest habitats on Earth — and then chosen to…
Why The African Monetary Fund Is A Good Idea And What Can Be Done To Get…
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African Union (AU) leaders gathered in Niger on 7 July for an Extraordinary Summit to discuss the…
Global Emissions Are Down By An Unprecedented 7% — But Don’t Start…
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Global emissions are expected to decline by about 7% in 2020 (or 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon…
IMPACT
Climate Change Fueled The Rise And Demise Of The Neo-Assyrian Empire,…
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Ancient Mesopotamia, the fabled land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, was the command…
How The Climate Crisis Will Change Recreational Fishing
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Shoreline recreational fishing will likely be another casualty of climate change, according to new…
How Ancient Ice Cores Show ‘Black Swan’ Events In History – Even Pandemics
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Ice cores are columns of ice drilled through glaciers that are highly versatile and detailed…
Research Team Calculates Volume Of 215,000 Glaciers
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Previous calculations overestimated the volume of the glaciers in High Mountain Asia, report…
POLITICS
Why Are Climate Change Skeptics Often Right-Wing Conservatives?
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The scientific evidence for climate change is unequivocal: 97 per cent of actively publishing…
India Finally Takes Climate Crisis Seriously
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With financial losses and a heavy death toll from climate-related disasters constantly rising,…
Countering Climate Denialism Requires Taking On Right-wing Populism
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History may in due course record 2019 as the year in which the penny finally dropped about the…
In Pictures and Video: What 'Biggest Day of Climate Action in Planetary…
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"We're here to reclaim our right to live, our right to breathe, our right to exist."
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Why Some People Still Think Climate Change Isn't Real
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At its heart, climate change denial is a conflict between facts and…
What’s The Most Polluted City?
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Poor on-the-ground monitoring makes it impossible to know which city…
White People Create More Air Pollution, But Breathe In Less
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Black and Hispanic Americans are exposed to higher amounts of air…
How Solar Energy Powers Sustainable Solutions
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Entrepreneurs bringing solar energy systems to farms in developing…
Abrupt Climate Change Mechanisms Causing Profoundly…
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Feline “Shackleton the Explorer” puts on a brave faced cameo…
Here’s How Green Infrastructure Can Easily Be Added To The…
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Urban planners are wary of green infrastructure, although they…
Ocean’s CO2 Absorbing Powers Change Over Time
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New research digs into how the ocean’s processes for absorbing carbon…
How This Grocery Store Program Pushed Farmers To Go Green
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A program of one of the five largest supermarket chains in South…
EVIDENCE
The Five Climate Disbeliefs: A Crash Course In Climate Misinformation
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This video is a crash course in climate misinformation, summarizing the key arguments used to cast…
If I just explain the facts, they'll get it, right?
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Global Weirding is produced by KTTZ Texas Tech Public Media and distributed by PBS Digital Studios.
The Bible doesn’t talk about climate change, right?
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Global Weirding is produced by KTTZ Texas Tech Public Media and distributed by PBS Digital Studios.
Ancient Antarctic Ice Melt Caused Extreme Sea Level Rise 129,000 Years Ago…
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Our new research might be able to provide some insight into what effect a warmer world would have…
WEATHER
India Floods: Death Toll In Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Passes 100
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Flooding in the north and east of India has killed more than 100 people. Four days of downpour has…
Are Natural Disasters On The Rise?
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Natural disasters have filled our news in recent weeks. They wreak havoc in poor and vulnerable…
Three weeks without electricity? That's the reality facing thousands of…
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Last week’s storm system wreaked havoc across Victoria. Some 220,000 households and businesses lost…
100,000+ Fleeing California Wildfires Spead By High Winds
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Over 90,000 in Sonoma County told to flee as Kincade Fire advances
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…
Wicked Problems and How To Solve Them
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Wicked problems are issues so complex and dependent on so many factors that it is hard to grasp…
Why Current Proposals To Plant Trees To Fight Climate Change Are Badly…
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Reforestation and afforestation can play a role in reducing carbon emissions — but “what” and…
Hydrogen Is One Future Fuel Oil Execs And Environmentalists Could Both…
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The 2015 Paris Agreement was a groundbreaking diplomatic effort – 196 countries committed to…