Julia Wertz is a professional cartoonist, amateur historian, and part-time urban explorer. She made the comic books “The Fart Party” vol 1 and vol 2 (collected in “Museum of Mistakes“) and the graphic novels “Drinking at the Movies,” “The Infinite Wait,” “Tenements, Towers, & Trash,” (for which she won the 2018 Brendan Gill Prize), and “Impossible People.” She does regular short story comics for The New Yorker. […]
Posted inEye on the Storm
Mawar closes in on category 5 strength while nearing Guam
The super typhoon is predicted to make a direct hit on Guam with 155-160 mph winds, making it an unprecedented ninth category 4 or 5 storm to hit a U.S. state or territory since 2017.
Posted inAsk Sara
Comedy can help you talk about climate change
A guide to bringing up the topic without turning into Debbie Downer.
Posted inHumor
18 times comedians joked about climate change
If you’d rather laugh than cry about global warming for a change, then watch these clips.
Posted inAudio
Baltimore residents get career training in urban forestry
The Baltimore Tree Trust provides professional training for ‘neighborhood forestry technicians’ in how to plant and care for trees.
Posted inCartoons
Cartoon: The extended forecast
Ivan Ehlers is a writer and cartoonist for The New Yorker, MAD Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times. This cartoon is part of Humor Week, a week at Yale Climate Connections where we’re learning how to cope with climate change and take action through humor.
Posted inen Español
¿Las cocinas de inducción pueden convencer a los cocineros de que dejen de usar gas?
Las estufas de inducción ofrecen mayores beneficios que las de gas, pero los cocineros domésticos enfrentan barreras al hacer el cambio.
Posted inFeature Article
Guam braces for Typhoon Mawar
The first typhoon of 2023 is expected to hit Guam on Wednesday (local time) as a category 3 storm with 120 mph winds.
Posted inHumor
Strange, unpredictable, and energizing: Dark comedy as climate solution
For historian Aaron Sachs, gallows humor offers important lessons for climate activism.
Posted inCartoons
Cartoon: Small talk
Ellie Black is a cartoonist and occasional game designer who lives in Brooklyn. They are a contributor to The New Yorker and their work has also appeared in Electric Literature, Nashville Review, Alta Journal, and more. Their website is here and they are @efblack36 on social media. This cartoon is part of Humor Week, a week at Yale Climate Connections where we’re […]
Posted inAudio
Museum tries to keep history above water in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Rising seas and extreme storms are putting centuries-old buildings at risk at the Strawbery Banke Museum.
Posted inHumor
Welcome to Humor Week at Yale Climate Connections
Climate change isn’t just a doom-and-gloom story. We’ll show you how.