Salt Marshes Are Essential Climate Solutions. How Do We Protect Them?
Salt marshes absorb carbon, filter pollution and help buffer natural disasters, but they are threatened by sea level rise and more.
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COP27 Establishes Historic Loss and Damage Fund
Nearly 200 countries agreed to the ‘Loss and Damage Fund’ proposed at COP27, but the conference’s outcome still had limitations.
World Predicted to Surpass Global Warming Threshold
The world is expected to surpass its goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s, warns a new IPCC study.
A Look at Some Climate Tipping Points
A look at some climate change-related worst-case scenarios detailed in a study about climate tipping points published in Science journal.
How Climate Change Impacts Each Type of Natural Disaster
The term natural disaster is defined as “a sudden and terrible event in nature that usually results in serious damage and many deaths.”
Climate Change Could Result in “Mass Casualty”
SCOTUS has voted to curb the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. This comes amid a period of increasingly extreme weather around the world. More than 40 million Americans were under heat advisory last week. Kristie Ebi has been researching…
Do We Notice Extreme Heat When It’s Not In Our Backyard?
Climbing temperatures, heat warnings and advisories, and active wildfires across the U.S. start summer off on a sweltering start.
Central Park’s Climate Lab Is a Window Into the Future of Urban Green Spaces
Parks are invaluable for mitigating climate change, promoting health, and providing nature to nearby residents. But they need our help.
Annual Average Temperatures Aren’t the Best Climate Change Indicator
A blip over 1.5°C in a single year does not mean we failed our goals, and year-to-year averages are not necessarily measuring climate change.
Five Ways Climate Change Affects Women’s Wellbeing
The leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion has renewed interest in the impact of climate change on women’s health across the globe.
When Climate Change Becomes Climate Trauma
With extreme weather events on the increase, trauma is accumulating in some of the nation’s hardest-hit regions.
How Behavioral Science and Cultural Awareness Could Help Cope With Extreme Weather
Biden's infrastructure bill includes $50 billion for climate resiliency funding to help mitigate and adapt to global warming. Tom Casciato reports on a unique partnership in California that uses behavioral science and cultural awareness in climate studies to help communities…