Diggins, other Olympians push for climate change solutions on Capitol Hill
Olympian Jessie Diggins is visiting Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand to advocate for clean air,…
Planet’s heat bill comes due as one billion more people face extreme heat stress than in the 1970s
Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations around the world are experiencing one to two more months of heat…
Global heat stress intensification and its expanding footprint on the human population
DataReanalyses of temperature and thermal stress Reanalysis datasets combine observational data with state-of-the-art models to ‘fill in the…
Europe heat wave kills 18 in France as temps shatter records
PARIS/MADRID/LONDON >> At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as…
Scientists using underwater drones to thicken Arctic ice layer
They’re putting the Arctic on ice. Scientists have been working to stave off summer in one of the…
Israeli study unlocks 4,000 years of climate change and human adaptation
Cylinders of ancient mud drilled from the Carmel Coast in northern Israel have revealed how ancient human societies…
Here’s what can come next with climate-change fever finally breaking
Something was conspicuously missing from California’s primary this month. In the state that built its political identity around…
AI’s energy, water consumption present public health challenge
From accelerating drug discovery to improving diagnostics, AI’s potential in health care is enormous. But AI is also…
Environmental damages of the top ten percent consumers exceed global climate and biodiversity funding gaps
We find that the total environmental damage costs per person in the top 10% consumers worldwide is $2.3k-$7.5k…
Study: Climate Risk to Data Centers Much Higher Than Thought
The cloud may be metaphorical, but the climate risks to it are not. A new analysis by…
‘Sponge Cities’ Are Catching On. But Can They Handle Supercharged Storms?
In 2011, a short but catastrophic cloudburst hammered Copenhagen, flooding parts of the Danish city with more than…
Scientists Warn of Summer Heat Spikes as Global Warming Edges Toward 2C
Former federal climate experts warn that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations hit a record high in May and that…