Nature is adapting to climate change – why aren’t we?

Despite the escalating climate emergency, humanity is no better prepared than in the 1970s.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Sept. 25, 2024 • ~7 min

US home insurance rates are rising fast – hurricanes and wildfires play a big role, but there’s more to it

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 • ~9 min

Why US home insurance rates are rising so fast – hurricanes and wildfires play a big role, but there’s more to it

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 • ~9 min

Study evaluates impacts of summer heat in U.S. prison environments

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Sept. 24, 2024 • ~10 min

Why home insurance rates are rising so fast across the US – climate change plays a big role

Insurers are raising rates quickly, and it’s not just in California and Florida. They’re often shrinking coverage at the same time.

Andrew J. Hoffman, Professor of Management & Organizations, Environment & Sustainability, and Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan • conversation
Sept. 24, 2024 • ~9 min

Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries know how to deal with pollution threats – think DDT and acid rain

Pollution solutions start with public pressure, often in the face of industry pushback and slow-moving political responses.

Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 • ~10 min

Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off?

The UK is deciding who has ultimate responsibility for infrastructure weathering a harsher climate.

Chris Medland, PhD Candidate in Climate Change Resilience, University of Surrey • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Climate change is a pollution problem, and countries have stopped similar threats before – think DDT and acid rain

Pollution solutions start with public pressure, often in the face of industry pushback and slow-moving political responses.

Alexander E. Gates, Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, Rutgers University - Newark • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 • ~10 min

Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?

The answer is found on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Sahara Desert just had weeks of unprecedented rainfall.

Francesca Morris, Postdoctoral Researcher in Convective-Scale Modelling, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 • ~7 min

Our 24-hour climate comic explores what a sustainable future could look like

The 24-hour comic concept was invented as a dare. We used it to help us think about the future in a less scary way.

Jo Lindsay Walton, Senior Research Fellow in Arts, Climate and Technology, University of Sussex • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 • ~7 min

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