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Climate September 19, 2023

As climate change warms rivers, they are running out of breath – and so could the plants and animals they harbor

by Li Li (李黎), Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As climate change warms rivers, they are losing dissolved oxygen from their water. This…

Climate August 28, 2023

More Cities Address ‘Shade Deserts’ as Extreme Heat Triggers Health Issues

This article by Lauren Peace and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay Times, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and Jack Prator, Tampa Bay…

Climate August 24, 2023

Looking for a US ‘climate haven’ away from heat and disaster risks? Good luck finding one

by Julie Arbit, University of Michigan; Brad Bottoms, University of Michigan, and Earl Lewis, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Southeast Michigan seemed…

Climate August 23, 2023

Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results

by David Kitchen, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking…

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Climate August 23, 2023

Living with wildfire: How to protect more homes as fire risk rises in a warming climate

by Justin Angle, University of Montana, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Humans have learned to fear wildfire. It can destroy communities, torch pristine forests and…

Climate July 24, 2023

Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years?

by Darrell Kaufman, Northern Arizona University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are…

Climate July 12, 2023

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

by Mathew Barlow, UMass Lowell, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A powerful storm system that hit the U.S. Northeast on July 9 and 10, 2023,…

Climate July 12, 2023

Climate summary for metro Atlanta updated with June 2023 figures

The National Weather Service climate summary for metro Atlanta has now been updated with June, 2023 figures. What is climate? Is it the same as weather? In an article entitled…

Climate February 18, 2023

KSU professor awarded NSF grant to study effects of climate change on farming communities in Iceland and Greenland

Dr. Thomas Rotnem, Associate Director of the School of Government and International Affairs and Professor of Political Science at Kennesaw State University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF)…

Climate February 18, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, February 18, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, February 18, 2023, with a high near 55 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

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