Maui's deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it's a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe

Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looks at who is at risk and why.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~6 min

Deadly wildfires burn across Maui – it's a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe

Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looks at who is at risk and why.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~6 min

Maui wildfires burn through Lahaina – it's a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe

Human exposure to wildfires in the US more than doubled in the past two decades. A climate scientist looked at who is at risk and why.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
Aug. 9, 2023 • ~6 min

Scientists’ favorite books for nonscientists

Black holes, warming seas, new treatments for disease. Understanding the context — not to mention the technical jargon — can be a challenge.

Clea Simon • harvard
Aug. 1, 2023 • ~9 min

Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution – my research reveals all the biodiversity we've lost

I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772

Lee Raye, Associate Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, The Open University • conversation
July 17, 2023 • ~34 min

Understanding time may be the key to the race against climate change

Time is, after all, at the heart of climate narratives.

Ruth Ogden, Reader in Experimental Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~7 min

Male rhesus macaques often have sex with each other – a trait they have inherited in part from their parents

Most of the males in a Puerto Rican monkey colony engaged in homosexual activity, a new study reveals.

Vincent Savolainen, Professor of Organismic Biology, Imperial College London • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~7 min

Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US

More extreme rainfall and frequent storms are raising the risk that floodwaters could spill over dams, or that dams could fail.

Hiba Baroud, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~8 min

Weather forecast accuracy is crucial in a heat wave – 1 degree can mean the difference between life and death

Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.

Laura Bakkensen, Associate Professor of Economics and Policy, University of Arizona • conversation
July 13, 2023 • ~7 min

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.

Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell • conversation
July 11, 2023 • ~5 min

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