A forgotten mangrove forest around remote inland lagoons in Mexico's Yucatan tells a story of rising seas

Mangroves grow in saltwater along tropical coastlines, but scientists have found them along a river in Mexico’s Yucatan, more than 100 miles from the sea. Climate change explains their shift.

Sula E Vanderplank, Adjunct Professor, San Diego State University • conversation
Oct. 18, 2021 • ~8 min

Climate finance: rich countries aren't meeting aid targets – could legal action force them?

Rich countries have promised to compensate poor ones for the impacts of climate change.

Harpreet Kaur Paul, PhD Candidate in Climate Justice Policy, University of Warwick • conversation
Oct. 6, 2021 • ~5 min

Where's the money? Climate Fight podcast part 1 transcript

This is a transcript of part 1 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation • conversation
Oct. 6, 2021 • ~35 min

Have climate change predictions matched reality? Podcast

How scientists are improving their understanding of the connection between extremes and climate change – and what’s to come. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
Sept. 23, 2021 • ~5 min

Louisiana's coastal cultures are threatened by the very plans meant to save their wetlands and barrier islands

As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.

Craig E. Colten, Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2021 • ~10 min

Louisianans' way of life on the coast is threatened by the very plans meant to save their wetlands and barrier islands from rising seas

As the state copes with hurricanes and climate disasters, it is figuring out how to manage the slow-motion loss of its coastal land. But its plans could endanger the cultures that define the region.

Craig E. Colten, Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2021 • ~10 min

Coastal flooding could save atoll islands from rising seas – but only if their reefs remain healthy

Waves, storms and floods can reshape atoll islands to survive sea-level rise – but their coral reefs need protection.

Paul Simon Kench, Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Simon Fraser University • conversation
Sept. 16, 2021 • ~9 min

With climate change, seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

Seemingly small climate changes can have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

Climate change is relentless: Seemingly small shifts have big consequences

What might sound like small changes – temperatures another tenth of a degree warmer, sea level a few centimeters higher – have big consequences for the world around us.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research • conversation
Aug. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

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