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The link between extreme weather and climate change has never been more clearJune 10, 2024 – Experts say drawing the direct connection from specific storms to the nebulous idea of climate change can help people grasp the urgency of our crisis.
Listen to 30 years of climate change transformed into haunting musicApril 19, 2024 – The musical composition is designed for a string quartet and shows how climate change has altered Earth's inherent balance.
This Arctic boomtown is led by women studying climate changeNovember 05, 2024 – A small Arctic research station in Norway has emerged as a scientific hub, and it’s home to an increasingly female-led contingent of experts doing some of the planet’s most important studies.
Are we approaching the scientific limit to a hurricane's power?October 15, 2024 – Historically, it’s rare for a storm to exceed 200mph—but early research suggests it might not be so uncommon in the near future.
Should we be preparing for Category 6 hurricanes?October 09, 2024 – At least five storms over the past decade would fit a new classification beyond Category 5—and engineers are working to figure out how to withstand them.
The surprising tricks cacti use to survive the harshest climates on EarthOctober 22, 2024 – We all know cacti store water—but to survive, they migrate their flowers, and so much more. Scientists want to copy the resilient plants' methods to help engineer our future.
Polar bears live on ice—but new conditions are injuring themNovember 04, 2024 – Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations.
Why hurricanes are getting more powerful—more quicklyOctober 07, 2024 – Warm waters are like fuel for hurricanes, and hotter ocean temperatures are fueling explosive growth in storms.
Many Americans are buying homes in flood zones—and don't realize itOctober 11, 2024 – The Flood Insurance Rate Maps used by FEMA are based on antiquated data and obsolete models. As a result, the U.S. government downplays flood risks for homeowners across the country—but especially in mountainous regions like Appalachia.
How global warming is disrupting life on EarthOctober 14, 2024 – A warmer planet doesn’t just raise temperatures. From wildfires to flooding to coral bleaching, here are some real-world implications.
To save monarch butterflies, these scientists want to move mountainsOctober 18, 2024 – Climate change could wipe out monarchs' winter habitats by 2090, but an ‘assisted migration’ strategy aims to build new environs they could call home.
Millions depend on the Mississippi—but the mighty river is running drySeptember 26, 2024 – Tons of grains and crops are shipped down the Mississippi River every year. What will happen if increasingly persistent droughts shrink America’s longest river?
Is climate change putting the lobster roll in jeopardy?July 24, 2024 – The deep waters in the Gulf of Maine have cooled down after decades of rapid warming, but it’s hard to say yet if that’s good news
Drought, flooding, drought again: Is ‘weather whiplash’ our new normal?September 18, 2024 – Natural disasters are increasingly happening in quick succession, raising new threats.
How microbes inform us on the health of the AmazonSeptember 04, 2024
A hurricane doesn’t have to be a Category 5 to cause extreme damageSeptember 10, 2024 – Hurricane categories, ranked one through five, don't tell the whole story. Here's what really matters.
