Oliver Stone wants you to reconsider nuclear power

In a Harvard talk following a preview of his new documentary, the director debates nuclear energy's merits as a climate change solution.

Anna Lamb • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

Did rising seas drive Vikings out of Greenland?

A new geophysical analysis helps fill gaps in an archeological puzzle: why Norse vanished in the 15th century.

Clea Simon • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~5 min


U.S. clean energy transition soon ‘to be on steroids’

Former Biden climate adviser Gina McCarthy brings insider’s view of status of battle against warming to Smith Center

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~9 min

Desire to battle climate change rooted in childhood

Environmental science and engineering doctoral student grew up next door to family’s palm-oil refinery outside Bangkok.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 12, 2023 ~8 min

Methane-tracking satellite may be fastest way to slow climate change

Steven Wofsy explains how the satellite will spot global sources of methane emissions, which in many cases can be halted with relatively simple fixes.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 24, 2023 ~17 min

New study offers clues to how shifting climate may change ocean ecosystems

By studying the fossil record of one group of organisms, researchers now worry that human-driven climate change may return us to an “Earth of 8 million years ago ... detrimentally restructuring the marine communities of the entire ocean.”

Wendy Heywood • harvard
March 3, 2023 ~6 min

5 Salata Institute grants to accelerate climate action

Experts from Harvard and around the world embark on ambitious interdisciplinary projects that tackle climate change challenges head-on.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Feb. 13, 2023 ~14 min

Could space dust help protect the Earth from climate change?

A new study has found that dust launched from the moon’s surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun could reduce enough solar radiation to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 9, 2023 ~7 min


Harvard-led analysis finds ExxonMobil internal research accurately predicted climate change

In the study, scientists showed how the multinational energy giant worked to cloud the issue.

Alice McCarthy • harvard
Jan. 12, 2023 ~9 min

With an eye on climate, a helping hand for health care’s front lines

The Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment has teamed up with the nonprofit Americares to develop a toolkit for community-based health centers offering advice to clinicians, patients, and facility administrators on how to prepare for and handle climate-related emergencies.

Alvin Powell • harvard
Jan. 3, 2023 ~6 min

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