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Climate September 8, 2022

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America’s aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

By Paul Chinowsky, University of Colorado Boulder [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the…

Climate August 28, 2022

America’s summer of floods: What cities can learn from today’s climate crises to prepare for tomorrow’s

By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Powerful storms across the South, following flash floods in Dallas, Death Valley,…

Climate and Weather July 19, 2022

Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record

By Jessica R. Murfree, Texas A&M University and Natasha Brison, Texas A&M University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At least 50 high school football players…

Energy April 27, 2022

Rising authoritarianism and worsening climate change share a fossil-fueled secret

By Eve Darian-Smith, University of California, Irvine [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Around the world, many countries are becoming less democratic. This backsliding on democracy…

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Climate and Weather April 18, 2022

Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism

By Robert Lempert, Pardee RAND Graduate School and Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around…

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Environment April 11, 2022

Electrifying homes to slow climate change: 4 essential reads

By Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation [This article was first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] The latest reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change show that to avoid…

Environment April 5, 2022

These energy innovations could transform how we mitigate climate change, and save money in the process – 5 essential reads

by Stacy Morford, The Conversation [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer….

Climate and Weather February 28, 2022

Transformational change is coming to how people live on Earth, UN climate adaptation report warns: Which path will humanity choose?

By Edward R. Carr, Clark University [first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments have delayed action on climate change for too long, and incremental changes in energy and…

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Environment January 30, 2022

You can help the environment by planting with the Marietta Tree Keepers

Do you want to take part in a volunteer effort that helps the environment and provides you with outdoor exercise? The City of Marietta announced that the Marietta Tree Keepers…

Climate and Weather December 21, 2021

2021’s climate disasters revealed an east-west weather divide, with one side of the country too wet, the other dangerously dry

By Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton [This article first appeared in The Conversation, and is reprinted with permission. To read the original article with additional graphics, follow this link] Alongside…

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