climate change

Climate February 20, 2025

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

by Paul Bierman, University of Vermont, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that…

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Economy February 11, 2025

Why the price of your favorite chocolate will continue to rise

by Narcisa Pricope, Mississippi State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Valentine’s Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this…

A drawing of Earth with a red thermometer representing climate change

Energy January 23, 2025

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue

by Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After four years of U.S. progress on efforts to…

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Climate and Weather October 8, 2024

Why are so many historically rare storms hitting the Carolinas? Geography puts these states at risk, and climate change is loading the dice

by Russ Schumacher, Colorado State University and Kathie Dello, North Carolina State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hurricane Helene caused deadly and destructive flooding…

Opinion October 3, 2024

The Atlanta Area Is Not Safe From Hurricanes Anymore

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Atlanta and Asheville learned last week, they’re no longer insulated from climate change in general, or hurricanes in particular….

Climate August 15, 2024

How back-to-back hurricanes set off a year of compounding disasters for one city − and alarm bells about risks in a warming world

by Tracy Kijewski-Correa, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most Americans will remember 2020 as the year when the pandemic changed everything….

Climate and Weather August 14, 2024

If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change

by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

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Sports July 29, 2024

Sports in extreme heat: Warning signs of heat illness and how high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of team practices

by Samantha Scarneo-Miller, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] High school sports teams start practices soon in what has been an extremely hot…

People walking and cycling on a suburban street

Climate July 11, 2024

Can humanity address climate change without believing it? Medical history suggests it is possible

by Ron Barrett, Macalester College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Strange as it may seem, early germ theorists could tell us a lot about today’s…

NOAA map of Hurricane Beryl's trajectory

Climate July 8, 2024

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season were alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength

by Brian Tang, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hurricane Beryl was the latest Atlantic storm to rapidly…

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