Global obsession with economic growth will increase risk of deadly pandemics in future
By continuing to privilege economic growth over environmental and social sustainability, we are taking huge risks with our future.
March 5, 2021 • ~8 min
Your favorite fishing stream may be at high risk from climate change – here’s how to tell
Groundwater was once thought to buffer streams from warming, but an inexpensive new technique shows streams fed by shallow groundwater may be just as susceptible as those without.
March 4, 2021 • ~6 min
How border walls threaten species trying to escape rising temperatures
Nearly 700 species of flightless mammal could be barred entry to cooler habitats due to national borders by 2070.
Feb. 15, 2021 • ~7 min
Sea-level rise: writers imagined drowned worlds for centuries – what they tell us about the future
Cultures worldwide are awash with tales of great floods. What can they tell us about the reality of a wetter world?
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~7 min
Climate change: what would 4°C of global warming feel like?
Climate models are likely underestimating the true severity of future warming in urban areas.
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~8 min
Warming oceans will be extra hard on big fish
Large fish will find it particularly difficult to extract oxygen from warming oceans, researchers report.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~3 min
After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min
To boost emissions reductions from electric vehicles, know when to charge
MIT researchers develop novel EV emissions model to quantify importance of vehicle charging patterns and impact of ambient temperature on EV emissions levels.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~8 min
Why snow days are becoming increasingly rare in the UK
Since 1979, the average number of snow days has fallen by about five per decade.
Dec. 17, 2020 • ~5 min
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