Climate

Written by: Stephanie Manuzak On hot days in New York City, residents swelter when they’re outside and in their homes. The heat is not just uncomfortable. It can be fatal. “Extreme heat is actually the deadliest extreme weather event we face...

Written by: Enric Sala 2021 ought to be the “super year” for nature, where we collectively agree on how to deal with the greatest risk to humanity: we have become totally out of balance with nature. But there is a solution that...

Written by: Emily Withers A year ago the first minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, announced a big step forward towards a more verdant and accessible country: a scheme for a Welsh national forest. Inspired by the Wales Coast Path, the idea is...

Written by: Karen A. Spiller and Prakash Kashwan More than half of all people on Earth live in cities, and that share could reach 70 percent by 2050. But except for public parks, there aren’t many models for nature conservation that...

Written by: Joseph Opoku Gakpo Though climate change is likely to exacerbate food and water shortages for poor countries, increase migration, precipitate new health challenges and reduce biodiversity, biotechnology could help lessen the shock, says a new United States intelligence...

Written by: Kimberly White Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has announced his plans to join the U.S. Climate Alliance. Earlier this month, Governor Sisolak accepted the invitation to join the bipartisan Alliance from Governors Cuomo, Inslee, and Newsom. “Climate leadership is...

Written by: YCC Team Over the next decade, many offshore wind turbines are set to be installed off the coast of the U.S. “Offshore wind is a growing industry in the United States. There’s a lot of excitement, a lot of...

Written by: Dana Nuccitelli The often-repeated and seldom-challenged view that climate change solutions are expensive and uneconomical has long dampened public support in the U.S. for even common-sense measures. Seldom do proponents of those views enumerate the costs or mention the...

Written by: Gabrielle Edwards News about the climate crisis alerts us to the urgent need for drastic global changes. Given this, it’s not surprising that one study surveying thousands of young people found most respondents were worried about climate change,...

Written by: Victoria Masterson Cities play a critical role in decarbonization efforts, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions to net zero. But they can't do it alone. That's why 40 mayors and governors in the C40 network, which...