Written by: YCC Team
Near the Jersey shore, Atlantic white cedar trees grow in swampy forests that are fed by freshwater streams. Sunlight glints through dense treetops, and lush green moss blankets the dark understory.
“I mean, it almost feels like you’re...
Written by: The Amaranthine Foundation
As societies advance, so do our visions of the future. Inevitably, through the industrial revolution, these visions have become increasingly entangled with technology. Today, with the unstoppable development of digital technologies, the future is often...
Written by: Kimberly White
Pittsburgh has become the second U.S. city to adopt the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mayor William Peduto announced the City’s commitment to formally adopt the goals on October 4th. The City will work alongside...
Written by: Kimberly White
The United States will provide $1 billion to the United Nations' Green Climate Fund.
President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would resume its contributions to the UN's flagship climate fund following a six-year hiatus with a...
Written by: Cornell Alliance for Science
The expanding use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture is pushing nitrous oxide emissions to levels that jeopardize climate goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement, according to a new study published in Nature.
Nitrous oxide — a...
Written by: Kimberly White
Universities from around the globe have joined together to form a new global alliance to tackle the climate crisis.
Facilitated by the University of New South Wales Sydney (UNSW Sydney), the International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA) aims...
Written by: Bob Henson
When Teagan Connelly was in high school in Connecticut, climate change grabbed her attention — and promptly threw her into despair. “While some people are in the denying stage of accepting climate change, I was in the ‘Oh...
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...
Climate change is a topic on the minds of countless global citizens.
The IPCC’s most recent installment, deemed a “final warning” by some, outlines how humanity’s actions over the last 200 years have caused a temperature rise of 1.1°C above...
Written by: Kimberly White
Climate change is no longer just a threat to future generations or some far away place. It is happening now, and it affects all of us, no matter where we live.
Climate change is causing extreme weather...