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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…

Environment May 25, 2022

Why the cost of climate change can’t be boiled down to one right number, despite some economists’ best attempts

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…

Climate and Weather May 18, 2022

Bad news for the 2022 hurricane season: The Loop Current, a fueler of monster storms, is looking a lot like it did in 2005, the year of Katrina

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…

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Climate and Weather May 16, 2022

Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

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,…

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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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….

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Climate and Weather March 17, 2022

Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change – here’s what allergy sufferers can expect in the future

By Yingxiao Zhang, University of Michigan and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Brace yourselves, allergy sufferers – new research…

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…

Climate and Weather January 10, 2022

‘Don’t Look Up’: Hollywood’s primer on climate denial illustrates 5 myths that fuel rejection of science

By Gale Sinatra, University of Southern California and Barbara K. Hofer, Middlebury [This article first appeared in The Conversation — used with permission] Every disaster movie seems to open with…

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Health Care cost December 18, 2024

5 of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and why they exist

by Monica S. Aswani, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Paul Shafer, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. has made great progress…

Health Care December 18, 2024

Vaccine misinformation distorts science – a biochemist explains how RFK Jr. and his lawyer’s claims threaten public health

by Mark R. O’Brian, University at Buffalo, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Vaccinations provide significant protection for the public against infectious diseases and substantially reduce…

Food science December 18, 2024

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