Man vs. mosquito: At the front lines of a public health war

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:30:04 +0000

Mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise, and climate change will worsen the threat. Little-known local agencies are the main line of defense.

Data: Stats you should know about climate change in the Pittsburgh area

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:19:33 +0000

PublicSource is helping to tell the climate story from Pittsburgh's point of view.

As droughts spread across India, so does water budgeting

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 10:27:36 +0000

Community-level water budgets are the latest effort to solve an increasingly chronic problem in parts of rural India: water scarcity caused by recurring drought and...

Why flood victims blame the city, not the climate

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:37:15 +0000

A researcher found that, with proof of government ineptitude in their backyards and basements, Detroit residents were unlikely to cite climate change as a cause...

Podcast: Defending your home from a raging wildfire

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:47:03 +0000

Why one California couple chose to stand and fight an inferno.

Green revolution on Norwegian border with Russia

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:27:20 +0000

Ørjan Jensen and the Green Party takes over local power in Vardø, the Norwegian Arctic town located just a few kilometers from Russia.

Yes, the climate crisis may wipe out six billion people

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 01:20:07 +0000

Creator of the ‘ecological footprint’ on life and death in a world 4 C hotter.

Where Bill McKibben finds hope amid the climate crisis

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 23:16:55 +0000

The environmental activist says surviving an existential threat like climate change requires honesty—and hope.

Hurricanes may kill some birds, but humans are the real threat

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:42:25 +0000

When the time comes to assess the environmental damage from Hurricane Dorian, one species may be extinct, but it's not Dorian's fault.

Will technology save the Amazon?

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:11:27 +0000

In their battle against deforestation, farmers and business people are turning to technology.

The first hurricane relief drone was ready to fly

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 01:12:33 +0000

A drone company on Great Abaco, in the Bahamas, was prepared to deliver emergency supplies if the hurricane struck. Dorian had other plans.

Saving the 'missing puzzle piece' to a world of biodiversity, hidden in grass and sagebrush

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 23:47:59 +0000

Once dominant on the landscape, Washington has lost most of its shrub-steppe ecosystem. But a new land acquisition could help the flora and fauna that...

Climate change: Could 'climigration' help reverse Vermont’s population trends?

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 23:38:10 +0000

Raging forest fires in the West and rising sea levels could lead people to move to Vermont.

Colorado farmers fight to save their water and their community’s future

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 03:24:17 +0000

‘We can either wait on Mother Nature — or we can give it a shot ourselves.’

What we learned from StateImpact Pennsylvania’s forum in Philadelphia on climate change adaptation, resilience, and social equity

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:21:40 +0000

Panelists discussed how climate change is affecting vulnerable communities, and talked about potential solutions.

Is it time to use CRISPR to save biodiversity?

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:04:37 +0000

Though scientists are optimistic that CRISPR could help, they also emphasize caution and community engagement in order to get it right.

Will climate change mean less farming in the west?

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:59:06 +0000

Colorado and California are rethinking water management for a hotter, drier future, while balancing urban water needs with the benefits agriculture brings to rural communities.

How terrorists leverage climate change

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:54:53 +0000

In the era of climate change, the wall between the natural hazards and terrorism is crumbling.

How Iowa farmers are influencing climate policy in 2020 race

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 09:38:49 +0000

In Washington, many remain deeply skeptical about climate change's political salience.

Waters off the coast of Maine vulnerable to changing climate

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 01:12:14 +0000

Warming within the swirling ocean depths of the Gulf of Maine has implications for all life and livelihoods within the ecosystem. Scientists, fishermen and aquaculturists...

Hurricane Dorian was a climate injustice

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:09:24 +0000

By the time it was clear that Dorian would be the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Bahamas, it was too late for most people...

Facing a possible Climate Apocalypse: How should we live? (commentary)

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:17:10 +0000

As a torrent of demoralizing disasters and doomsday climate studies pour forth, how do we resist despair, where can we find hope – and most...

Germany′s ruling coalition plans to spend €40 billion on climate protection

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:24:36 +0000

The government is set to unveil its climate package on September 20.

Can we turn down the temperature on urban heat islands?

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:10:46 +0000

Using citizen science volunteers, researchers are more accurately measuring temperature differences between city hot spots and their cooler surroundings and developing a range of innovative...

Finding hints of our future in the epic blazes of the Northwest's past

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 01:27:13 +0000

A visit to the site of the Norse Peak fire — the worst in Western Washington since the Yacolt Burn of 1902 — reveals both...

How social media is helping survivors of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas

Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:32:11 +0000

As governments and aid groups struggle to help the islands recover from the hurricane, residents have used Twitter and Facebook to coördinate rescues and raise...

Ottawa's new Arctic policy has lofty goals, but few details on how to reach them, critics say

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 23:41:16 +0000

The federal government's new Arctic strategy lists health, infrastructure and economic development at the top, with calls to end poverty, eradicate hunger and eliminate homelessness.

Former FEMA official accused of taking bribes in Hurricane Maria recovery

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 10:17:30 +0000

Federal authorities arrested a former top FEMA official and the ex-president of a company that secured $1.8 billion in contracts to repair Puerto Rico’s power...

Robert Bullard: Environmental racism is real and Democratic candidates must show how they’ll address it

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:31:45 +0000

A form of systemic oppression — one that holds back our community, sickens our children and cuts our lives short — has been nearly absent...

This crop is helping us understand humanity’s nomadic past — and prepare for a hotter, drier future

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:57:05 +0000

Researchers turn to cowpea DNA to explore and improve the climate resilience of the globally important crop.