Heatwave-proofing your home could save your life – and shrink your carbon footprint

Adapt to climate change with insulated walls, window shutters and reverse-cycle heat pumps.

Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2022 • ~6 min

As wildfires fueled by record heat menace Europe, a case for retreat in the age of fire

Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?

Stephen M. Wheeler, Professor of Urban Design, Planning, and Sustainability, University of California, Davis • conversation
July 13, 2022 • ~11 min

A case for retreat in the age of fire

Communities already retreat from flooding and in the face of sea level rise. Is retreat from wildfires next, and what would that look like?

Stephen M. Wheeler, Professor of Urban Design, Planning, and Sustainability, University of California, Davis • conversation
July 13, 2022 • ~10 min

Growing plant trade may spread invasive species – but help ecosystems adapt to climate change

Potting soils are helping plant seeds travel. Is it benign or harmful?

Péter Török, Professor of Plant Ecology and Restoration Ecology, University of Debrecen • conversation
May 19, 2022 • ~6 min

India heatwave: why the region should prepare for even more extreme heat in the near future

The current heatwave isn’t even a huge outlier compared to normal temperatures.

Alan Thomas Kennedy-Asser, Research Associate in Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
May 4, 2022 • ~5 min

How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?

Cockroaches have been on Earth far longer than humans and may outlast us. Here are a few reasons why.

Brian Lovett, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University • conversation
March 28, 2022 • ~6 min

A billion of the world's most climate-vulnerable people live in informal settlements – here's what they face

The UN estimates one in four city dwellers live without access to basic services or adequate housing.

Linda Westman, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Urban Institute, University of Sheffield • conversation
March 22, 2022 • ~6 min

Concrete fuels climate change – but there's a nature-friendly way to defend coasts from rising seas

New breakwater designs and more sustainable materials can cut the carbon cost of coastal defences by 40%.

Ali Abbas, Associate Professor of Structural Engineering, University of East London • conversation
March 22, 2022 • ~7 min

As sea levels rise, coastal megacities will need more than flood barriers

Flood threatened settlements must get everyone involved in an effort to become truly resilient cities.

Olalekan Adekola, Senior Lecturer in Geography, York St John University • conversation
March 15, 2022 • ~5 min

Five key points in the IPCC report on climate change impacts and adaptation

Three of the report’s 270 authors highlight some key findings.

Winston Chow, Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Singapore Management University • conversation
March 3, 2022 • ~7 min

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