This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hurricane Laura blew up quickly as it headed for the Louisiana coast, intensifying from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in less than 24 hours. By the time it…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The researchers examined more than 170 published studies and analyzed the influence of systemic inequalities on ecology and evolution. The paper in Science calls on the scientific community to focus on environmental…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For the study in Nature Climate Change, scientists quantified the costs of climate change impacts and of death and illness from air pollution. They found that concrete production causes about…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In a sign that food security and nutrition are increasingly seen as key vectors for sustainable development, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) approved a resolution likely to enrich and intensify…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. About 43% of global cities lack a plan for adapting to climate change issues, yet 93% say their people and infrastructure are at risk from climate change, according to a report from…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide were in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of normal…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When Hurricanes Katrina and Rita swept through Louisiana in 2005, cities like Houston, Dallas, and Baton Rouge took in hundreds of thousands of displaced residents—many of whom eventually stayed in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the drought outlook for the Western U.S. becomes increasingly bleak, attention is turning once again to groundwater – literally, water stored in the ground. It is Earth’s most widespread…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Anyone who listens to weather reports has heard meteorologists comment that yesterday’s temperature was 3 degrees above normal, or last month was much drier than normal. But what does “normal”…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. If you live in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, or Florida, you might be curious about which areas this super-computer-powered map says are at risk of being underwater. By the…