This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As a kid growing up in Louisiana, one of the first times I ever learned about climate change was in science class, when we were taught that we were slowly…
Last June, as a record-breaking heatwave baked Oregon’s Willamette Valley, Sebastian Francisco Perez was moving irrigation lines at a large plant nursery in 104 degree Fahrenheit heat. When he didn’t…
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A new dataset quantifies trends of evaporative water loss from 1.4 million global lakes and artificial reservoirs. A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up…
Climate change threatens the stability of the global economy, but the finance sector still largely continues to lag behind on the climate progress needed to mitigate it. In order to…
The United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) concluded on July 1 in Lisbon after a full five days of discussions and events focused on achieving a shared goal: UN Sustainable Development…
Heavy rain combined with melting snow can be a destructive combination. In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the mountains in and…
Last week, AVPN hosted their 2022 Global Conference, and Alliance asked its readers what session they would like to hear about most in a poll. The winner was ‘Unmasking the influence of…
Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change. There are currently almost 8 billion people…
We can’t always see the consequences of air pollution around us, but it’s taking years off our lives. According to a new Air Quality Life Index report from the Energy Policy Institute…
Diane Cook is the author of the story collection Man V. Nature. She received a 2016 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and is a former producer for the radio show…
Alaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had burned. By early…