Extreme weather forensics in the climate change era opens avenues for better engaging real public service interest and actions.
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Sorting things out: Go ‘big’ or ‘small’ on climate solutions?
Jumpstarting widespread efforts to tackle climate change challenges involves getting past ‘either-or’ options.
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California city finds a creative way to conserve water
Healdsburg residents used treated wastewater for trees and bushes around their homes.
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Extreme weather, pests, fires, and drought threaten forests in Southeast U.S.
But landowners can help protect forests by using good management practices.
Posted inEye on the Storm
Australia ties Southern Hemisphere’s all-time heat record of 123°F; epic heat cooks Argentina
The Southern Hemisphere heat record was 62 years old; the heat wave in Argentina is a threat to a key world grain-producing breadbasket.
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Saying goodbye to a glacier: ‘On Time and Water’
Icelandic writer and thinker Andri Snær Magnason’s book is profound and beautifully written, full of intriguing stories about intriguing people.
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Nature Conservancy tool helps identify ideal solar farm sites in Georgia
It assists developers in avoiding sensitive ecosystems, like habitat for the gopher tortoise.
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NOAA, NASA name 2021 sixth-hottest year on record
Each of the the past eight years – 2014 through 2021 – is among the eight warmest years on record for the globe.
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The phenomenon of ‘Don’t Look Up’ (Part 2)
Don’t Look Up has quickly become something of a cultural phenomenon, already eclipsing The Day After Tomorrow as the most influential fictional film ‘about’ climate change.
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Household air pollution contributes to almost 4 million premature deaths a year
Many people around the world cook over open fires or simple stoves that produce dangerous indoor pollution.
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‘Don’t Look Up’ – See the movie. Ignore the comet. (Part 1)
The new Netflix star-studded movie, already something of a cultural phenomenon, raises important questions. But where will the answers be found?
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Is the U.S. uniquely bad at tackling climate change?
After decades of failed climate bills, America seems to have a problem. Reprinted with permission of Grist.