Climate Change
Greenland Is Still Melting, and It’s September
The Greenland ice sheet just experienced one of its strongest late-season melt events on record
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Climate Change
A Climate-Fueled Heat Wave Tests California’s Power Grid
Officials are urging California residents to curtail their energy use as the state faces this summer’s highest chance of outages during record-breaking temperatures
Climate Change
Why Are Pakistan’s Floods So Extreme This Year?
One third of the country is underwater following an intense heat wave and a long monsoon that has dumped a record amount of rain
Climate Change
During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do?
Although recent spikes in temperature affect all of us, our urban critters have had to find their own ways to beat the heat. Sometimes they “sploot.”
Climate Change
This Hot Summer Is One of the Coolest of the Rest of Our Lives
Heat waves broke temperature records around the world this past summer, but it will still be one of the coolest summers of the next few decades
Climate Change
‘Weather Whiplash’ Withers, then Drowns Areas Worldwide
Climate change may be fueling back-to-back droughts and floods
Climate Change
Putting Cows in Forests Could Prevent Heat-Related Losses
Researchers say Indigenous “silvopasture” practices of raising livestock in naturally forested areas could be a critical tool to protect cows from climate change
Climate Change
New Tool Helps Predict Where Wildfire Smoke Will Blow
Scientists are working on ways to better anticipate the pathways—and health dangers—of drifting wildfire smoke
Climate Change
Climate Change Actions Are Far More Popular Than People in U.S. Realize
“False social reality” obscures widespread U.S. support for climate protection measures
Climate Change
Bold New Jersey Shore Flood Rules Could Be Blueprint for Entire U.S. Coast
Coastal flood zones where development is restricted will be based on future climate change projections, not past floods
Climate Change
Drastic Cuts to Colorado River Water Use Show Depth of West’s Drought
Cuts to states’ use of Colorado River water are needed to prevent levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell from dropping below a critical point
Policy
Biden Signs Historic Climate Bill as Scientists Applaud
Climate scientists are excited for the billions of dollars the Inflation Reduction Act will pour into fighting climate change but urge further action
Climate Change
AI Can Help Indigenous People Protect Biodiversity
Loss of wild species has reached a crisis level. Artificial intelligence can help but only if Indigenous partners have secure land rights
Climate Change
What Megafires Can Teach Us about California Megafloods
Catastrophic megafloods formerly happened about once every 100 to 200 years in California, but climate change has increased those odds
Climate Change
‘Gravity Waves’ Offer Hope to Coral in a Warming Ocean
New research points to underwater waves that create cooler ocean areas in which coral can survive global warming
Climate Change
Here’s How Some Species Will Survive Climate Change
Hybridization isn’t as rare as you think, and it’s a tactic some animals can use to weather global warming
Climate Change
The Arctic Is Warming Four Times Faster Than the Rest of the Planet
One study after another is coming to the same conclusion: the Arctic is heating up much faster than earlier research suggested
Policy
What Scientists Say about the Historic Climate Bill
Climate experts praise the Inflation Reduction Act for focusing on emissions, clean energy and environmental justice but caution that much work remains
Renewable Energy
How Much Will the Climate Bill Reduce Emissions? It Depends
Emissions models can understate the difficulty of rapidly reducing carbon dioxide this decade
Climate Change
How to Recognize Heat Illness and Stay Cool during Extreme Weather
Scientists and medical experts weigh in on how to recognize the signs of heat-related illness and avoid the worst health impacts from increasingly intense heat waves
