By Anthony C. Didlake Jr., Penn State [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, storm surge is the greatest threat…
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,…
By Arielle Robinson As extreme heat continues to result in historic droughts and deadly temperatures around the globe, more people — especially the most vulnerable, such as children — are…
By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat…
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…
By Matthew E. Kahn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A group of economists has issued a new…
Nick Shay, University of Miami [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and the Gulf of Mexico is already…
By William R.L. Anderegg, University of Utah [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees,…
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…
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…