Climate change: IPCC report reveals how inequality makes impacts worse – and what to do about it

From melting glaciers to mounting storms, the impacts of climate change are global – but they’re not evenly shared.

Harpreet Kaur Paul, PhD Candidate in Climate Justice Policy, University of Warwick • conversation
March 2, 2022 ~7 min

Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming

The risks of using aerosols to reflect sunlight and cool the planet include creating extreme weather and worsening catastrophes.

Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University • conversation
Feb. 7, 2022 ~8 min


Why a warming climate can bring bigger snowstorms

Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?

Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~7 min

What does climate change have to do with snowstorms?

Winters are getting warmer, yet Bostonians were digging out from nearly 2 feet of snow from a historic blizzard in late January. Why is the Northeast seeing more big snowstorms like this?

Michael A. Rawlins, Associate Director, Climate System Research Center, UMass Amherst • conversation
Feb. 2, 2022 ~7 min

Four surprising ways climate change is affecting people's health in England and Wales

A new report uncovers how temperature-related deaths and hospital admissions have changed since 2001.

Chloe Brimicombe, PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences

While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland • conversation
Jan. 13, 2022 ~9 min

Ocean temperatures are at record levels, with major consequences

While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland • conversation
Jan. 13, 2022 ~8 min

Temperatures in the upper ocean are at record levels, with major consequences

While global surface temperatures were around the fifth warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains why.

Kevin Trenberth, Distinguished Scholar, NCAR; Affiliated Faculty, University of Auckland • conversation
Jan. 13, 2022 ~8 min


Hurricane-force wind gusts in Colorado, dust storms in Kansas, tornadoes in Iowa in December – here's what fueled a day of extreme storms

Forecasters described it as a ‘historical weather day.’ An atmospheric scientist who was at the heart of the storms explains what happened.

William Gallus, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min

The jet stream took a sharp turn, and the US got unprecedented tornado weather in December – here's what happened

Powerful winds hit a large part of the US, fueling tornadoes in Iowa, fires in Kansas and hurricane-force gusts in Colorado. An atmospheric scientist who was in the storms explains what happened.

William Gallus, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Iowa State University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~6 min

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