Five ways to make cities more resilient to climate change

Progressive adaptation could ensure society is not only better prepared for future shocks, but thrives in the face of uncertainty.

Paul O'Hare, Lecturer in Human Geography and Urban Development, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
April 28, 2025 ~9 min

Extreme heat, flooding, wildfires – Colorado’s formerly incarcerated people on the hazards they faced behind bars

More than 65% of formerly incarcerated people reported experiencing climate-related hazards, according to survey results.

Shideh Dashti, Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 22, 2025 ~8 min


Climate change could overwhelm our sewers – here’s how green infrastructure could help

Cities need to find new ways to handle rainwater, especially in the face of climate change. Green infrastructure offers a way to tackle this challenge.

Mayra Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Researcher, Earth Observation Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory • conversation
Dec. 17, 2024 ~8 min

How countries in conflict zones can recover from floods – lessons from Pakistan

Our expert in disaster recovery and climate change adaptation calls for a longer-term response to conflict zones affected by severe flooding, such as Libya and Pakistan.

Olasunkanmi Habeeb Okunola, Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~8 min

Wealthy countries still haven’t met their $100 billion pledge to help poor countries face climate change, and the risks are rising

The damage from storms, droughts and sea level rise is in the news almost daily. Some money is flowing to help poor countries, but what isn’t clear is how much impact the funds are having.

Rishikesh Ram Bhandary, Assistant Director, Global Economic Governance Initiative, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University • conversation
Feb. 24, 2022 ~9 min

How ancient plants 'learnt' to use water when they moved on to land – new research

When plants moved from living in water to land, they had to adapt. How that happened can help address food security.

Alexander Bowles, Postdoctoral research associate, University of Bristol • conversation
Feb. 16, 2022 ~7 min

Don’t Look Up shows bashing people over the head with facts does not work

Will Don’t Look Up wake people up? Here’s what the research on climate communication says.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral Candidate, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Neurotoxins in the environment are damaging human brain health – and more frequent fires and floods may make the problem worse

Pollution from more frequent floods and wildfires – exacerbated by the warming climate – is threatening human health and poses particular risks to the brain.

Arnold R. Eiser, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Drexel University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2021 ~10 min


Keeping trees in the ground where they are already growing is an effective low-tech way to slow climate change

Permanently protecting large, mature forests is a faster and cheaper way to stabilize Earth's climate than complex carbon capture and storage schemes, and more effective than planting new trees.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University • conversation
Feb. 22, 2021 ~9 min

Preserving cultural and historic treasures in a changing climate may mean transforming them

With growing drought, rising seas and heavier storms, how do we protect Venice and other world treasures? The answer: creative, proactive measures that may alter them in important ways.

Erin Seekamp, Professor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, North Carolina State University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2020 ~8 min

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