A Drowning World: The New Reality of Global Flooding
Over the past few years, the world has experienced a relentless barrage of devastating floods, many in completely new areas.
Finding a Sustainable Solution to AI’s Thirsty Appetite
AI has become an integral part of our lives but it also carries a substantial environmental burden, with significant energy and water consumption.
How Smart Cities Can Help Us Adapt to Mega Heatwaves
There is no single solution, but smart cities can help us both cut greenhouse gasses and adapt to a new reality of mega heatwaves.
Building Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs: A Race Against Time
Coral reefs face existential threats due to climate change. New restoration methods offer hope, but their lasting impact depends on urgent action to combat ocean warming.
How Climate Change is Impacting Winter Forests
The past few summers have been breaking heat records but winters are warming faster than summers in most of the United States.
Turn Eco-Anxiety into Climate Action
The wildfire smoke from Canada that choked New York, the Northeast and Midwest this summer made it clear there’s no escape…
Air Conditioning is Creating a Climate Feedback Loop
Demand for air conditioning is soaring. This creates a vicious cycle of more air conditioning that generates more greenhouse gases.
How Food and Climate Change Create a Vicious Cycle
Our food systems and climate change are interconnected in a destructive cycle that threaten global food security.
Climate Literacy Can Empower Climate Action
Today’s young people are living through a constant barrage of climate disasters. Most are not taught why and what can be done.
The Costly Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion
Clothing and textiles production releases 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases every year – that’s approximately 10% of the global planet-warming CO2 emissions
Preserving Biodiversity Protects the Planet
Our planet is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction — with nearly one million plant and animal species facing extinction by 2040 because of human activity.
Glaciers are Melting Faster than Any Point in History
Glaciers iare melting faster than predicted, with consequences including sea rise, storm surges, flooding, and displacements.
Our Warming Climate is Fading Fall Colors
Scientists have discovered that warmer weather is making the fall foliage start later, end sooner, and even change the palette.
Summer of Floods is Urgent Call for Energy Transition
How are inland areas far from rivers and streams still experiencing such enormous flooding? Extreme rainfall spurred by climate change
Study Finds Western Megadrought is Worst in 12 Centuries
The drought that began in 2000 is now the driest two decades since 800 A.D.
Over 90% of the World’s Children Breathe Toxic Air Every Day
Over 90% of children breathe toxic air every day. Smart and sustainable future cities can help.
Drought: A Creeping Disaster
Drought is a creeping disaster that affects more people worldwide than any other natural disaster, and climate change is accelerating its impact.
Rising Seas Are Threatening Coastal Areas Worldwide
The 2019 floods in Venice rose to over six fee tin some areas and put 70 percent of the city under water at one point.
Climate Change Threatens 2/3 of North American Bird Species with Extinction
A report released by the National Audubon Society predicts a dire future for North America’s birds if climate change isn’t slowed.
Wildfires Have Emitted About 8 Billion Tons of CO2 Per Year
The extreme wildfires sweeping across the globe this year are not only sending choking smoke into the atmosphere, they are also affecting the climate itself.