GLOBAL CLIMATE

A motorboat travels along a highway flooded with brown water past an abandoned transport truck.
B.C. floods reveal fragile food supply chains — 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic taught the world that supply chains are fragile and susceptible to…

Map of weather and climate disasters in 2021.
A new industry of ratings is being created to help homebuyers assess climate risk

[ad_1] As climate change fuels large-scale natural disasters, wildfire evacuations in the Westflooding from the…

A black and white illustration depicts a whale attacking men in a small boat.
The lessons “Moby-Dick” has to offer for a world warming and rising waters

[ad_1] As an environmental historian scholar of the 19th century, I spend a lot of…

Looking up toward the crowns of giant sequoia trees.
Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps on drilling – isn’t a climate change solution

[ad_1] After decades of sowing doubtConcerning climate change and its causes the fossil fuel industry…

Coal-fired power stations are closing earlier than expected
Coal plants are closing quicker than expected. The government can ensure orderly exit

[ad_1] The international climate summit in Glasgow aimed to “consign coal power to history”. However,…

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The seas are coming for us in Kiribati. Will Australia rehome us?

[ad_1] Our atoll nation is barely two metres above sea degree, and the waters are…

A person drives a rickshaw
We also need to improve public transportation.

[ad_1] Transport is responsible for 24%The world’s largest source of energy-related carbon emissions. Half of…

People ride bicycles across a roadway as cars wait.
The average person’s daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too

[ad_1] The average American’s everyday interactions with energy sources are limited. These interactions include turning…

Invasive species are threatening Antarctica's fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms
As the world warms and human activity increases, more invasive species threaten Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems.

[ad_1] We tend to think Antarctica is isolated and far away – biologically speaking, this…

Illustration showing the differences between current policies and commitments.
Here are five things to look out for in 2022

[ad_1] How much the world achieved at the Glasgow climate talks – and what happens…