As the federal government rolls out billions of dollars in subsidies to produce hydrogen fuel for use in vehicles, factories and power plants, a growing body of evidence is undercutting…
Category: Climate
Winter Wildlife Encounters in the Twin Cities
Squirrels and Their Cold-Weather Habits: As winter blankets the Twin Cities, you may notice an increase in wildlife activity, and squirrels are no exception. These resilient creatures adapt to the colder…
Why People Love Snow So Much
When it’s dark outside in Anchorage, Alaska, therapist Karen Cunningham pulls on long johns, one of her 16 pairs of snow pants, a hat, gloves, her warmest coat, and snow…
For a Chicago artist, Afrofuturism inspires a vision for confronting climate change
As a longtime fan of George Clinton — a funk pioneer who bent and blended multiple music genres with science fiction imagery — Chicago-based artist Cydney Lewis always had a…
How Therapists Would Change ‘Love Is Blind’
Since premiering on Netflix four years ago, Love Is Blind has produced eight marriages, two soon-to-be babies, a couple of divorces, too many messy breakups to tally, and dozens of…
7 Ways to Deal With Climate Despair
Forget climate anxiety: many people are in flat-out climate despair. About two-thirds of Americans (65%) report being worried about global warming, according to a January report from the Yale Program…
Climate Change Behind Africa Cholera Surge, Top Health Officials Say
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s chief health advisory body, has tied the worst outbreak of cholera in three years to climate change, saying adverse weather…
Jakub Štenc: Matching plants and pollinators in Czech grasslands
In this post, Zdeněk Janovský and Jakub “Kuba” Štenc —from Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic—share their work ‘Pollinator community and generalisation of pollinator spectra changes with plant niche width and…
The Origins of Dry January
The New Year rings in new goals, expectations and beginnings—which for some includes a temporary break from drinking alcohol. Dry January—a month-long feat to be sober—officially launched as a campaign…
Габон сохраняет климатические темпы после переворота
Gabon’s new government is committed to the climate cause — a country composed almost exclusively of rainforests.