Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.

Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, McGill University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 • ~7 min

Heat waves hit the poorest people hardest – a new study calculates the future impact on those least able to adapt

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.

Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, McGill University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 • ~7 min

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 • ~9 min

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing forever unless communities plan ahead – that loss hurts the economy

The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 • ~9 min

An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice

Permaculture – a mashup of ‘permanent’ and ‘culture’ – is a way of doing agriculture that’s inspired by the resilience and biodiversity of healthy natural ecosystems.

Christina Ergas, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 • ~9 min

COP26: countries are not spending nearly enough on adapting to climate change

A report found the amount of funding needed to adapt to climate change exceeds what has so far been delivered by 80%.

Olalekan Adekola, Senior Lecturer in Geography, York St John University • conversation
Nov. 8, 2021 • ~5 min

A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

The language around climate change can feel overwhelming. A psychology and public policy expert breaks it down in plain English.

Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Provost Professor of Public Policy, Psychology and Behavioral Science, USC Price School of Public Policy, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~10 min

Five years after largest marine heatwave on record hit northern California coast, many warm–water species have stuck around

The Blob, a long-lasting mass of warm water, sat off the Pacific coast of North America for years, bringing new species to formerly cold waters. What allows some to survive while others fade away?

Sam Walkes, PhD Student in Ecology, University of California, Davis • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 • ~8 min

Extremophiles: resilient microorganisms that help us understand our past - and future

How do organisms survive extreme conditions – and how can their adaptations help us develop better technology?

Jaz L Millar, PhD Researcher in Biology, Cardiff University • conversation
Aug. 10, 2021 • ~8 min

Small climate changes can have devastating local consequences – it happened in the Little Ice Age

Globally, the temperature changed by half a degree Celsius, but it dramatically altered the likelihood of extreme local weather.

Dagomar Degroot, Associate Professor of Environmental History, Georgetown University • conversation
July 27, 2021 • ~10 min

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