This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A battle over who is responsible for cleaning up hundreds of oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is quietly playing out in a bankruptcy court in southern…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rohingya refugees moved to a Bangladesh island fear they will be exposed to terrible conditions during the upcoming monsoon season, and are struggling with “inadequate” health and education facilities, a…
Senior analyst Lucia Retter, is joined by Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, the non-executive director for climate change and sustainability for UK Defence, to discuss a study on the implications of climate change for…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giant rivers of moist air that curl off from the tropics are responsible for most of the flooding in the Western United States, and scientists say these atmospheric rivers will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rising temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns and intensity and the increasing frequency of extreme weather events mean investing in climate-resilient infrastructure is critical. However, infrastructure remains far from adequate in many…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India ranks third in terms of absolute levels of carbon emissions after China and the United States. In a business as usual scenario, by 2030, emission levels are predicted to reach more than 4.4…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate researchers can now detect the fingerprint of global warming in daily weather observations at the global scale. In October this year, weather researchers in Utah measured the lowest temperature…
Regulations are quickly changing, with far-reaching implications for the future of electrification. Our experts give a crash course. Speakers: Sara Baldwin | Director Of Electrification Policy | Energy Innovation Vincent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Record-breaking fires over the past decade suggest the western U.S. has entered a new era of megafires. Fire itself is not the problem – it has been characteristic of the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is upending people’s lives around the world, but when droughts, floods or sea level rise force them to leave their countries, people often find closed borders and little…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the late 16th century, hundreds of bandits on horseback stormed through the countryside of Ottoman Anatolia raiding villages, inciting violence and destabilizing the sultan’s grip on power Four hundred…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This story is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to https://pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines-initiative. A preview occurred on July 31, 2014, when a nasty green…