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It’s been one of the least active years on record for tropical cyclones in the Northern Hemisphere. That could change soon.
Social norms that welcome men into caregiving and cooperation strengthen communities as they face climate shocks.
Less accurate forecasts and reduced federal support may make local officials more skittish about calling lifesaving evacuations.
Our knowledge of future climate change is largely dependent on complex computer simulation models. These models are huge – they are made up of more than 1 million lines of computer code representing ...
Scientists are still investigating exactly how plastic additives and microplastics affect our bodies, but they’re worried about what they’ve learned so far.
Many of the ghost forests are a consequence of sea level rise, says coastal ecologist Keryn Gedan of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., coauthor of an article on the salinization of ...
Gone are the days when “Global warming isn’t real” was the primary claim of those most vocally opposed to climate action. As more people experience the firsthand effects of climate-change-juiced-up ...
Among his Day One executive orders, President Donald Trump declared that his administration would eliminate what he called “the ‘electric vehicle (EV) mandate,” and “promote true consumer choice” by ...
“The [urban] planning profession, the economics profession, and academia are very much focused on the negative effects of zoning that constrain densities to overly low densities,” he said. “They see ...
The fires, likely to be the costliest in world history, were made about 35% more likely due to the 1.3°C of global warming that has occurred since preindustrial times.
The world endured three of its top-20 costliest disasters on record in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and a record three heat waves that caused more than 1,000 deaths.
Even in death, former President Jimmy Carter added to his legacy of public service. His example fortified us for the challenge of standing up for climate action in the face of Trump’s swift moves to ...