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Study: ‘Catastrophic’ mental health changes tied to climate change
This article discusses a study that points to ‘Catastrophic’ mental health changes tied to climate change.
On the heels of a United Nations report that warned we have until 2030 to stop climate change from raising temperatures above a key threshold, another study found that the increasing heat could […]
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Why the newest Nobel laureate is optimistic about beating climate change
This article discusses why the newest Nobel laureate is optimistic about beating climate change.
Today, the Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to two economists who found ways of integrating innovation and sustainability into mainstream macroeconomic models.
William Nordhaus of Yale University is considered the father of climate-change […]
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Study: What can you do if you are overwhelmed by climate change?
This article discusses what you can do if you are overwhelmed by climate change. From campaigning to installing insulation and solar panels, some practical steps you can take to help avoid climate breakdown.
The challenge of avoiding catastrophic climate breakdown requires “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”,
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Studies: Forests Emerge as a Major Overlooked Climate Factor
This article discusses how plant life affects climate change. Forests Emerge as a Major Overlooked Climate Factor. New work at the intersection of atmospheric science and ecology is finding that forests can influence rainfall and climate from across a continent.
When Abigail Swann started her career in the mid-2000s, she was one […]
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Report: What Can I Actually Do About Climate Change? Your Choices Really Do Add Up
This article discusses what you can do about climate change? Your choices really do add up.
The latest report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change said the world will reach an environmental crisis by 2040 if immediate action isn’t taken to slow global warming. While the report […]
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Report: Climate disasters cause global economic losses to soar – UN
This article discusses how climate disasters are causing global economic losses to soar – UN. In the past 20 years, 77 percent of disaster losses were caused by extreme weather – and climate change is making things worse.
Economic losses caused by climate-related disasters have soared by about two and a half […]
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In Defense of Politicizing Hurricanes – There’s nothing wrong with tying unfolding tragedies to climate change.
This article discusses the links between hurricanes and climate change. In Defense of Politicizing Hurricanes – There’s nothing wrong with tying unfolding tragedies to climate change.
Hurricane Michael made landfall on Wednesday with winds of 155 miles per hour, just shy of Category 5 strength—the most powerful hurricane to hit […]
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How to talk about hurricanes now
This article discusses the linkage between severe weather, like hurricanes, and climate change.
Hurricane Michael isn’t a truly “natural disaster.” Neither was Harvey in Houston. Nor Maria in Puerto Rico. Yet we continue to use that term.
Doing so — especially in the era of climate change — is […]
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Study: We need to reduce meat-eating to avoid climate breakdown
This article discusses the need to reduce meat-eating to avoid climate breakdown. A major study also finds huge changes to farming are needed to avoid destroying Earth’s ability to feed its population.
Huge reductions in meat-eating are essential to avoid dangerous climate change, according to the most comprehensive analysis yet […]
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The Hurricanes, and Climate-Change Questions, Keep Coming. Yes, They’re Linked.
This article discusses Hurricanes, and Climate-Change Questions, Keep Coming. Yes, They’re Linked.
Scientists are increasingly confident of the links between global warming and hurricanes.
In a warming world, they say, hurricanes will be stronger, for a simple reason: Warmer water provides more energy that feeds them.
Hurricanes […]
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