Extreme rain heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.

Amir AghaKouchak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Viewing climate change as a human health problem

Renee Salas, an ER doctor and assistant professor of medicine, addressed questions about a new climate and health report from The Lancet.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~12 min

Extreme rain heads for California's burn scars, raising the risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like

Studies show climate change is raising the risk of cascading hazards that alone might not be extreme but add up to human disasters. Communities and government agencies aren’t prepared.

Amir AghaKouchak, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~8 min

Sorry Boris Johnson, the UK will not become the Qatar of hydrogen

The UK prime minister has been setting out ambitions to be a world leader in the coming hydrogen economy.

Brian Scott-Quinn, Emeritus Professor of Finance, ICMA Centre, University of Reading • conversation
Oct. 21, 2021 • ~7 min

Three charts that show what’s wrong with the UK’s net zero plans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s spending plans may thwart the government’s proposals for reach net zero.

Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 • ~7 min

Heat and buildings strategy: the good, bad and ugly of the UK's plan to replace gas boilers

The strategy is welcome, but does not go nearly far enough.

Ran Boydell, Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 • ~7 min

Cities worldwide aren't adapting to climate change quickly enough

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and that share is growing. Rapid climate change could make many cities unlivable in the coming decades without major investments to adapt.

John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Oct. 20, 2021 • ~9 min

How making homes energy efficient could boost the economy and create jobs

More ambitious plans for making the UK’s homes energy efficient could create 22,545 new full-time jobs.

Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Oct. 15, 2021 • ~6 min

Energy price rises: tips on how to save money on your bills and be greener from an expert

Turning down your heating by just 1℃ can save around £55 a year.

Sharon George, Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University • conversation
Oct. 13, 2021 • ~5 min

Dangerous urban heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk

Hot, humid population centers are becoming epicenters of heat risk as climate changes worsens. It’s calling into question the conventional wisdom that urbanization uniformly reduces poverty.

Kathryn Grace, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~8 min

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