This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica help create massive holes in sea ice in the Weddell Sea, research finds. The rivers of air may influence ocean conditions around the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Students around the world have risen up to draw attention to climate change, a dire issue that plays a big role in the growing intensity of the western U.S. wildfires and the increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With global travel curtailed during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are finding comfort in planning future trips. But imagine that you finally arrive in Venice and the “floating city” is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. European agriculture produces an abundance of high quality food, but also massive amounts of waste from crops and farm animals, including about 1.4 billion tonnes of manure each year. Farm…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As of late fall, wildfires are still smoldering under snowfall in Colorado. I am hoping that the cold and snowy weather over the last few days will finally put to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Growing up in Colombia, Moriel Arango spent nearly every weekend on his father’s sustainable farm, about an hour from their home in the city of Cali. There, in the rural,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. 2020 is the worst fire season on record, with nearly 13 million acres burned, 14,000 structures destroyed, and fire suppression costs reaching the $3 billion mark. These numbers—acreage the size…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A slow-moving crisis threatens the U.S. Central Plains, which grow a quarter of the nation’s crops. Underground, the region’s lifeblood – water – is disappearing, placing one of the world’s…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The fight against climate change has been suffering some public relations setbacks in the United States. First, there are debates about whether or not it’s even happening, despite mountains of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 2020, what was once unthinkable has often become headlines, for good and bad. In a year of so many crises, one bright spot has been business taking a bolder…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Solar has become a staple of the U.S. power generation mix in the last decade. Now that the industry is maturing, it’s time to have a tough conversation: The solar industry needs…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The finding indicates that accessible and affordable health care could be a key tool for addressing the climate crisis. Although the link may not be obvious, health care and climate…