Climate change is set to make our holidays look very different – here's how

The future of the traditional holiday getaway looks bleak.

Nick Davies, Lecturer and Programme Leader, BA International Tourism and Events Management, Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
Sept. 14, 2023 ~7 min

Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure

Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.

Alun Hubbard, Professor of Glaciology, Arctic Five Chair, University of Tromsø • conversation
June 29, 2023 ~11 min


From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs

Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.

Lorna Linch, Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Brighton • conversation
June 28, 2023 ~7 min

Limiting global warming to 2℃ is not enough -- why the world must keep temperature rise below 1℃

Temperature rise of more than 1℃ pushes us towards irreversible climate tipping points, yet Earth is 1.2℃ warmer than in pre-industrial times.

Christian Breyer, Professor of Solar Economy, Lappeenranta University of Technology • conversation
June 14, 2023 ~8 min

Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that can help defend coral reef islands from sea-level rise

One meadow made enough sand to create a new island in 18 years.

Jamie Johnson, Research Assistant, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 16, 2023 ~6 min

Tropical seagrass meadows are sand factories that could protect coral reef islands from sea-level rise

One meadow made enough sand to create a new island in 18 years.

Jamie Johnson, Research Assistant, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Feb. 16, 2023 ~6 min

5 Salata Institute grants to accelerate climate action

Experts from Harvard and around the world embark on ambitious interdisciplinary projects that tackle climate change challenges head-on.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 13, 2023 ~14 min

1.5°C: where the target came from – and why we're losing sight of its importance

There is no safe limit to global warming – there is only what people deem to be acceptable damage.

Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
Dec. 14, 2022 ~8 min


What’s really driving ‘climate gentrification’ in Miami? It isn’t fear of sea-level rise

Miami is often held up as an example of ‘climate gentrification.’ But a closer look finds a bigger driver of flashy new developments in low-income neighborhoods.

Han Li, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Miami • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 ~6 min

Why a chain of tiny Pacific islands wants an international court opinion on responsibility for the climate crisis

Thanks to Vanuatu, a vote at the next UN General Assembly could open the floodgates to international climate litigation.

Nadia Sánchez Castillo-Winckels, Visiting Research Fellow, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2022 ~7 min

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