This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Droughts occurring at the same time across different regions of the planet could place an unprecedented strain on the global agricultural system and threaten the water security of millions of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Severe heat kills more people in the United States than any other hazardous weather-related event. As climate change accelerates, the sweltering heat will become much more extreme, and the associated mortality rate will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Miners and ranchers may have put Colorado’s economy on the map, but industries such as aerospace, finance, and outdoor recreation are diversifying the economic portfolio of the business-friendly state. From…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s becoming less common to find high-growth companies that are not prioritizing environmental, social and governance factors in their organization. If you’re an entrepreneur, failing to disclose how your business…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Extreme flooding has struck almost every corner of the country over the past year, from rural areas in Tennessee and California to the Michigan suburbs and the streets of Brooklyn, New York. Floods have always been by…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Plastic permeates the oceans, clutters landfills, and threatens to create a “near-permanent contamination of the natural environment,” according to researchers. As if that weren’t bad enough, it is also a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What are nature-based solutions? Are they different from green infrastructure? A handful of terms are used to describe the utilization of natural features, systems, and landscapes to solve many of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Gardeners in Alaska know that it’s hard to grow big, juicy tomatoes here. But as the climate rapidly warms in the far north, that could change. Anchorage reached 90 degrees…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The challenges local governments and nonprofits face today are almost absurdly daunting. Setting aside the perennial struggle to reconcile ever-growing needs and ever-shrinking budgets, the pandemic has devastated community health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This summer, Phoenix, Arizona, became the first city in the country to publicly fund an office dedicated to tackling the issue of extreme heat. It’s part of a growing awareness…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Bostonians may have grumbled about digging out from almost 2 feet of snow after a historic snowstorm clobbered the Northeast in late January 2022, but it shouldn’t have been a…