Climate change is magnifying threats such as flooding, wildfires, tropical storms and drought. In 2020 the U.S. experienced a record-breaking 22 weather and climate disasters that each caused at least…
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New findings link food insecurity and avoiding tap water. For nearly 61 million Americans, tap water is either unavailable or untrusted. New research shows for the first time that, in…
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Climate change can exacerbate a full 58% of the infectious diseases that humans come in contact with worldwide, from common waterborne viruses to deadly diseases like plague, our new research…
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In his message launching the most recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on April 4, 2022, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres offered the following chilling observation: “Climate scientists warn…
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Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) is working to develop agricultural solutions in regions facing biophysical and socioeconomic constraints around the world.…
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The number of species facing extinction may be much higher than previously thought, according to a new study. While scientists have surveyed the risks facing more than 147,000 plants and…
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Excessively hot nights caused by climate change are predicted to increase the mortality rate around the world by up to 60% by the end of the century, according to a…
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Studies have shown that the same active ingredients in sunscreens that protect people from cancer-causing ultraviolet rays can be toxic to a range of species in oceans, rivers and lakes.…
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Click here for more.As the director of the Climate and Energy Funders Group (CEFG), one part of my job is fervently making the case for more donors to fund climate and clean energy…
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RAND engineer and information scientist Michelle Miro, drawing on her recent report, describes how climate hazards — such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts — disrupt critical infrastructure systems, and the…
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Nobody who knows Peggy Judd would mistake her for a political progressive. At age 59, Judd is in her second term as one of three supervisors in Cochise County, a nearly 4 million-acre expanse of mesquite and cholla cactus, irrigated cropland, and…
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People choose where to live based on a few underlying factors: proximity to where they work, preferred amenities like school quality or climate, and connections to social networks of family and friends. But the pandemic…