Climate Change

The American economy has seriously sputtered during the coronavirus pandemic, but the planet's relentless warming trend hasn't.  After Earth experienced its second-hottest year in 140 years of record-keeping in 2019, the first few months of this year have either broken historic monthly records, or come close. January 2020 was the…

By Nicole Gallucci2020-04-03 20:58:46 UTC This is not a drill: Jane Fonda has officially joined TikTok. On Thursday night, the 82-year-old actress and activist posted her first video to the app TikTok and announced that she would be reviving her legendary home workouts to help people stay active during this…

Climate change has doubled the number of extreme-risk days for California wildfires, according to research released yesterday. An analysis led by Stanford University found that temperatures rose about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit statewide while precipitation dropped 30% since 1980. That doubled the number of autumn days—when fire risk is highest—with extreme…

Extreme Field WorkExtreme Field WorkA series about how science gets done in Earth's weirdest, wildest environments, from the bottom of the ocean to erupting volcanoes.Spring is looming in the northern hemisphere. It is habitually a key and busy time for environmental science fieldwork, no more so than for the select…

Someone once told me you could survive on just peanut butter sandwiches and oranges. I have no idea if that's true, but the advice suggested a tasty lunch for a road trip. It was a freezing, foggy day last December, and I was preparing to drive from my home in…

The coronavirus pandemic is a stark warning of what happens when we fail to prepare for a coming crisis.The pandemic is also a fast motion warning about what could happen if we don't address climate change.But the response to the coronavirus shows how quickly we can accomplish serious change on…

This is the start of a crucial decade in human history. And while it’s certainly not starting the way we all expected with a global pandemic forcing the world into public health and economic crises, that doesn’t mean we can take our eyes off the climate ball.In fact, it’s never…

Image: noaa By Mark Kaufman2020-03-27 20:15:48 UTC Large parts of the U.S. experienced a pretty wimpy winter this year, thanks to cold air staying parked over the Arctic.  This made for a relatively frigid winter season in the high north, which is good for making sea ice. Although Arctic sea…

The surge in New York City's coronavirus infections is already so critical that the chief medical officer at a major hospital system warned staff of the grim reality: "...there will be loss, and suffering, and at times perhaps each of us will question our will to fight." The coronavirus —…

The David Clarke Foundation and IBM announced the 2020 Call for Code challenge back in late February – seemingly a decade ago – with a central focus: fighting climate change. Now the challenge is expanding to set its sights on the coronavirus. Call for Code is a five-year challenge (now…