Climate change can feel apocalyptic and unsolvable. Yet, communities across our region are finding ways to adapt and build resilience to its impacts. Higher Ground tells the stories of people engaging in community science to take control and find understanding in changes to their environment. Empowered with information, these communities are able to keep cool heads in the face of global warming. Find more Higher Ground stories from our colleagues at WSHU public radio in Fairfield, CT.
Shafaqna Science- Even if CO2 emissions were drastically cut today, the global economy is already facing a 19% loss in income by 2050 due to climate change, according to a new study. These damages are six times greater than the mitigation costs needed to limit global warming to two degrees,
This story first appeared at Stateline. A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars
As extreme weather events increase around the world due to climate change, the need for further research into our warming planet has increased as well. For NASA, climate research involves not only conducting studies of these events, but also empowering outside researchers to do the same. The artificial intelligence (AI) efforts spearheaded by the agency offer a powerful tool to accomplish these goals.
Chris Packham led Extinction Rebellion protesters tonight as they stormed the Science Museum's new climate gallery over its sponsorship by a mining company.
Addressing the climate crisis, not wars, should be on top of world’s to-do list, one of the world’s top climate scientists said on Sunday. India should be prepared to face killing heat and related disasters, Friederike Otto, senior lecturer at the Grantham Institute of Climate Change and the Environment at London’s Imperial College, said in an interview with Jayashree Nandi. The climate emergency is supercharging floods, droughts and heavy rain across the world, said the leading climate...
The ‘MI Healthy Climate Corps’ started in March and members of a new state program are focused on helping communities with initiatives to help tackle climate change.
Climate nonprofit Prime Coalition is hoping to bridge the valley with a new program, Trellis Climate. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Former Vice President Al Gore, alongside The Climate Reality Project, continues to spearhead initiatives aimed at combating climate change.
Sydney is set to follow in the footsteps of London and New York to stake its claim as one of the world’s leading climate action cities with the inaugural Climate Action Week Sydney taking place between May 13-19 2024.
In honor of Earth Month, forthcoming research from the Center for Sustainable Futures and insights from innovative teacher preparation offer strategies to battle one of the most significant crises of our time
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