Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off?

The UK is deciding who has ultimate responsibility for infrastructure weathering a harsher climate.

Chris Medland, PhD Candidate in Climate Change Resilience, University of Surrey • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~7 min

Why can’t it always be summer? It’s all about the Earth’s tilt

The tilt of the Earth and your distance from the equator are just 2 reasons why summer’s not year-round.

Stephanie Spera, Assistant Professor of Geography and the Environment, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~7 min


Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?

The answer is found on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Sahara Desert just had weeks of unprecedented rainfall.

Francesca Morris, Postdoctoral Researcher in Convective-Scale Modelling, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 ~7 min

What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.

Shuang-Ye Wu, Professor of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, University of Dayton • conversation
Sept. 18, 2024 ~7 min

What happens to plants when it gets super hot?

What 106-degree heat do to plants? Three experts weigh in on scorching sun and stressed stems.

Jules Bernstein - UC Riverside • futurity
Sept. 16, 2024 ~5 min

Coastal cities’ growing hurricane vulnerability is fed by both climate change and unbridled population growth

Fast population growth has left more people in flood-prone areas of Gulf Coast communities, including Houston and New Orleans. Often, those residents at most risk are the most socially vulnerable.

Wanyun Shao, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Alabama • conversation
Sept. 11, 2024 ~7 min

Expert: Rising global temps are the ‘new baseline’

Cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting workers, the young, and older adults at risk. Experts say it's a "new normal."

Robert C. Jones Jr. - U. Miami • futurity
Sept. 10, 2024 ~8 min

5 lessons from ancient civilizations for keeping homes cool in hot, dry climates

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography, University of Arizona • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min


5 lessons from ancient civilizations for staying cool in hot, dry climates that today’s builders often ignore

Builders knew how to keep people cool in hot, dry climates thousands of years ago. It’s time to get that knowledge back.

Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography, University of Arizona • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min

Antarctic ‘weather whiplash’ may help predict climate change effects

A wild weather event could help predict reaction to climate change. "Our findings from this weather event should be eye-opening for us all."

Lon Wagner-Virginia Tech • futurity
Aug. 29, 2024 ~5 min

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