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Category: Climate Explained

Essential resources that will help you understand the key facts about human-caused climate change.

King tide flooding in Miami Beach
Posted inEye on the Storm

How fast are the seas rising?

Jeff Masters by Jeff Masters July 12, 2023July 25, 2023

Global sea level has risen 6.7 inches (170 mm) over the past 100 years, and by about 11 inches (280 mm) along the shores of the contiguous U.S. The rise has accelerated, and is now more than double the rate observed in the 20th century.

A screenshot from a YouTube video. There is an illustration of a tree and an illustration of carbon capture machinery.
Posted inClimate Explained

Should we pull carbon out of the air with trees, or machines?

by Jesse Nichols, Grist June 19, 2023June 16, 2023
A cartoon of two people crawling across cracked land to a sandy island.
Posted inClimate Explained

Climate change and droughts: What’s the connection?

Tiffany Means by Tiffany Means May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
A man blows his nose into a tissue.
Posted inClimate Explained

‘In every breath we take’: How climate change impacts pollen allergies

Sam Harrington by Samantha Harrington April 19, 2023April 24, 2023
A collage of photos from weather disasters.
Posted inEye on the Storm

With global warming of just 1.2°C, why has the weather gotten so extreme?

Jeff MastersBob Henson by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson March 6, 2023March 4, 2023
A scientist looks at petri dishes.
Posted inHealth

Climate change is increasing the risk of infectious diseases worldwide

Neha Pathak by Neha Pathak February 22, 2023February 21, 2023
A cartoon featuring two parents working and looking stressed. In the background is a sick child laying on a couch.
Posted inClimate Explained

Myth-buster: Why two degrees of global warming is worse than it sounds

Avatar photo by Daisy Simmons February 13, 2023February 13, 2023
Two people in winter coats look across a frozen, snow-swept lake at the Chicago skyilne.
Posted inClimate Explained

What on Earth is a polar vortex? And what’s global warming got to do with it?

Erika by Erika Street Hopman December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Hundred dollar bills in the foreground with a lit burner on a gas stove in the background.
Posted inClimate Explained

How to save on winter home heating costs

Sam Harrington by Samantha Harrington December 20, 2022December 20, 2022
A man fuels a hydrogen powered car.
Posted inEnergy

New law provides hydrogen’s biggest boost yet

Bob Henson by Bob Henson November 7, 2022November 2, 2022
An early image of a forecast cone for Hurricane Ian overlayed on a satellite image of it at landfall.
Posted inEye on the Storm

Building a better hurricane ‘cone of uncertainty’

Bob Henson by Bob Henson October 12, 2022October 15, 2022
A photograph of a road through a forest that is covered in flood water. There is a yellow sign that reads "road closed by flood."
Posted inClimate Explained

What should you do during a flood? Stay out of the water.

Sam Harrington by Samantha Harrington September 13, 2022September 15, 2023

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