The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-breaker, and it's raising more concerns about climate change
There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was a record-smasher – and it's raising more concerns about climate change
There were so many tropical storms in 2020, forecasters exhausted the list of names and started using Greek letters. And that's only one reason 2020 was extreme.
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~8 min
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How Biden and Kerry could rebuild America's global climate leadership
Choosing former Secretary of State John Kerry as climate envoy is an important first step. To regain trust, the U.S. will also have to take concrete actions to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions.
Nov. 24, 2020 • ~8 min
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Coronavirus relief funds could easily pay to stop the worst of climate change while rebooting economies
Over US$12 trillion of COVID-19 relief has been promised. If a small portion was put toward economy-boosting green investments, the world could get on track to avoid the worst of climate change.
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~7 min
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Biden's climate change plans can quickly raise the bar, but can they be transformative?
After four years of the US government undoing climate change policies and partnerships, a Biden administration has a chance to rebuild that leadership. But success will require more than quick wins.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Saudi Arabia faces increased heat, humidity, precipitation extremes by mid-century
High-resolution climate projections could enable a robust adaptation and resilience response.
Oct. 29, 2020 • ~4 min
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'God intended it as a disposable planet': meet the US pastor preaching climate change denial
John MacArthur's long-held view that climate change is fiction is just part of a wider Christian movement coalescing around this important election issue.
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~7 min
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Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
Greenland's glaciers have retreated so far that they can no longer support the ice sheet that feeds them. The ice sheet system has reached a new normal of consistent annual ice loss.
Oct. 5, 2020 • ~8 min
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Live fast, die small: how global heating is simplifying the world's ecosystems
We studied a rocky shore to see how global changes are playing out within habitats.
Sept. 24, 2020 • ~6 min
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Why clouds are the missing piece in the climate change puzzle
Clouds can act as both blanket and parasol – warming our atmosphere at the same time as cooling it. But which effect will dominate?
Sept. 11, 2020 • ~7 min
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