Board games are an effective and empowering way to get people involved in climate action

Climate change board games can help players grasp the issues by experiencing them first-hand.

Sam Illingworth, Associate Professor, Department of Learning and Teaching Enhancement, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Aug. 1, 2023 ~7 min

Greece wildfires: how climate change is involved, and what we can do about it

Climate change promotes ideal conditions for catastrophic fires, but the most drastic changes can still be avoided.

Stefan H Doerr, Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University • conversation
July 28, 2023 ~6 min


Extreme weather events are exactly the time to talk about climate change – here's why

Three tips from climate communication research on how to talk about climate change during extreme weather events.

Josh Ettinger, Doctoral researcher, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford • conversation
July 27, 2023 ~7 min

'Zombie fires' in the Arctic: Canada's extreme wildfire season offers a glimpse of new risks in a warmer, drier future

Large stretches of the Arctic are carbon-rich peat bogs. As the region warms and dries, lightning strikes can spark underground fires that can burn for years.

Patrick Louchouarn, Professor of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University • conversation
July 18, 2023 ~9 min

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – who is at risk might surprise you

Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
July 3, 2023 ~7 min

Human exposure to wildfires has more than doubled in two decades – read this if you're planning fireworks on July 4

Nearly 22 million people lived within 3 miles of a US wildfire in the past two decades. A new study tracking their locations flips the script on who is at risk.

Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University • conversation
July 3, 2023 ~7 min

To see how smoke affects endangered orangutans, we studied their voices during and after massive Indonesian wildfires

Orangutans are vocal animals, so analyzing their calls during events like wildfires can indicate how smoke is affecting their health.

Wendy M. Erb, Postdoctoral Associate in Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell University • conversation
June 22, 2023 ~10 min

Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year -- here's what is causing them

Canada has had over 2,000 wildfires already this year – here’s why.

Iván Villaverde Canosa, PhD Candidate in Geography, University of Leeds • conversation
June 16, 2023 ~7 min


Wildfire smoke and dirty air are also climate change problems: Solutions for a world on fire

So much pollution goes into the air today that even without wildfire smoke, 99% of the global population breathes unhealthy air.

Drew Shindell, Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University • conversation
June 14, 2023 ~8 min

Republicans' anti-ESG attack may be silencing insurers, but it isn’t changing their pro-climate business decisions

A ‘greenhushing’ campaign is targeting insurers, who have the power to accelerate the transition to cleaner energy in how they write policies and invest.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
June 8, 2023 ~9 min

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