Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave
A new report lays out steps communities can take to help their residents survive heat waves as the risk of dangerous temperatures rises.
June 20, 2023 • ~10 min
When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of FEMA buyouts and found distance and race play a role
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go.
June 15, 2023 • ~9 min
When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
June 15, 2023 • ~9 min
The materials used by humans now weigh more than all life on Earth – here's four graphs that reveal our staggering impact on the planet
Four graphs that show us how humanity’s impact on the planet is growing.
June 12, 2023 • ~8 min
Colonialism has shaped scientific plant collections around the world – here's why that matters
The colonial era profoundly shaped natural history museums and collections. Herbaria, which are scientists’ main source of plant specimens from around the world, are no exception.
June 12, 2023 • ~9 min
'From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma' – a college course explores nature's medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
June 9, 2023 • ~6 min
Republicans' anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions
A ‘greenhushing’ campaign is targeting insurers, who have the power to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in how they write policies and invest.
June 8, 2023 • ~9 min
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