Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings − a geologist explains what's happening

Iceland is known as ‘the land of fire and ice’ for a reason.

Jaime Toro, Professor of Geology, West Virginia University • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~8 min

2023's extreme storms, heat and wildfires broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

The US saw a record number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023, even when accounting for inflation. The number of long-running heat waves like the Southwest experienced is also rising.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~9 min


New risk model better predicts river flood damage

A new natural disaster risk model offers a reliable and affordable way for governments to estimate expected damage from rivers that flood.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Dec. 1, 2023 ~5 min

We rarely hear about the disasters that were avoided – but there’s a lot we can learn from them

We rarely see good news headlines when a cyclone, earthquake or wildfire does not turn disastrous.

Gareth Byatt, Visiting Lecturer, Risk Management, UNSW Sydney • conversation
Nov. 23, 2023 ~8 min

Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice

Iceland’s volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This time, it’s shaking up a town.

Jaime Toro, Professor of Geology, West Virginia University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2023 ~9 min

Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it's testing communities in Florida

A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.

William Butler, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 ~11 min

Glaciers can give us clues about when a volcano might erupt

Like icy thermometers, glaciers overlying volcanoes shift according to temperature changes below.

Iestyn Barr, Reader in Physical Geography, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
Oct. 2, 2023 ~5 min

Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future?

Climate models suggest North Africa will get drier in future. But its caves tell a different story.

Mahjoor Lone, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palaeoclimatology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Sept. 21, 2023 ~7 min


Wildfire risk is soaring for low-income, elderly and other vulnerable populations in California, Washington and Oregon

Alarmingly, about half the people exposed to wildfires in Washington and Oregon were those least able to afford to protect their homes, evacuate safely and recover.

John Abatzoglou, Professor of Engineering, University of California, Merced • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Keeping your cool in a warming world: 8 steps to help manage eco-anxiety

A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.

Karen Magruder, Assistant Professor of Practice in Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington • conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 ~8 min

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