This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As the South Bay grapples with the impacts of climate change, people there are creating solutions by relying on arguably the most fundamental element of conversation: listening. This process began…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Scientists have projected that millions of people in 65 nations globally, particularly those in Africa and South-East Asia, and the Pacific, could face increased malnutrition as climate change and overfishing take their…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The story of how Sandra Noonan landed her job as chief sustainability officer for the fast-casual restaurant company Just Salad offers a vivid illustration of the appeal of net zero…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. India has seen millions of people fleeing failing agriculture to megacities that are poorly equipped to handle the influx amid increased threats from climate hazards particularly floods and heat waves,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of Western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The United States is having a long-overdue national reckoning with racism. From criminal justice to pro sports to pop culture, Americans increasingly are recognizing how racist ideas have influenced virtually…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When hurricanes and other extreme storms unleash downpours like Tropical Storm Beta has been doing in the South, the floodwater doesn’t always stay within the government’s flood risk zones. New…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smoke from wildfires in the western United States and Canada has blanketed much of the country in a thick haze, creating unhealthy air quality as far away as North Carolina.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What is the most common form of human infrastructure in the world? It may well be the fence. Recent estimates suggest that the total length of all fencing around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The 2017 hurricane and wildfire seasons were among the worst on record in the United States. The storms that year included three of the five costliest in the nation’s history:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Emperor penguins thrive on Antarctica’s coastlines in icy conditions any human would find extreme. Yet, like Goldilocks, they have a narrow comfort zone: If there’s too much sea ice, trips…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Summer isn’t even half over, and we’ve seen heat waves in the Pacific Northwest and Canada with temperatures that would be hot for Death Valley, enormous fires that have sent…