Governors are leading the fight against climate change and deforestation around the world, filling a void left by presidents
A long-time leader of California’s climate efforts explains how governors from Brazil to Indonesia have become the leading edge in fighting climate change. Several are meeting this week in Brazil.
Mary Nichols, Distinguished Counsel for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles •
conversation
May 19, 2025 • ~9 min
May 19, 2025 • ~9 min
How a toxic seaweed choking Caribbean beaches could become a valuable resource
The sargassum problem is just one of many creeping slow onset events that is being exacerbated by climate change.
Emma Tompkins, Professor of Geography, Environment & Development, University of Southampton •
conversation
May 15, 2025 • ~7 min
May 15, 2025 • ~7 min
As US ramps up fossil fuels, communities will have to adapt to the consequences − yet climate adaptation funding is on the chopping block
The administration wants to cut funding for programs that help communities adapt to wildfire risk, sea-level rise and invasive species, among many other risks.
Meade Krosby, Senior Scientist for the Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington •
conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min
May 12, 2025 • ~9 min
The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts
From a longlist of nine, five novels have been shortlisted for the 2025 Climate Fiction Prize. Our academics review the finalists.
Sam Illingworth, Professor of Creative Pedagogies, Edinburgh Napier University •
conversation
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min
How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring
‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.
Matthew Patterson, Research Fellow in climate and machine learning, University of St Andrews
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May 12, 2025 • ~7 min
May 12, 2025 • ~7 min
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