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Climate Change

Fires As A Call To Action — Thoughts From A City Under Siege

I’ll never forget when the fires first woke me up. It was 2017, and a dumb local teenager threw a firework into a tinder...

Joe WachunasSeptember 14, 2020

Buildings

In Mississippi, The Costs Of Coastal Flooding Are Adding Up (VIDEO)

"A lot of people are just selling out and getting out.” Ankle-deep in the overflow of the river that drew her here two decades...

Nexus MediaDecember 31, 2019

Climate Change

Which U.S. Counties Are Struck By Hurricanes Most Frequently?

It's creeping towards that time of year for Eastern and Gulf states in the U.S. to prepare for hurricane season. Having lived through many...

World Resources InstituteMay 7, 2019

Climate Change

Civil Society Organizations Are Learning To Track Climate Adaptation Spending To Ensure It Reaches The Communities That Need It Most

Communities around the world are already feeling the impacts of climate change. Finance is at the heart of the matter: adapting to rising sea...

World Resources InstituteMay 4, 2019

Air Quality

The “Global Forest Watch Fires” Platform & Preparing For The 2019 Wildfire Season

Reading a recent World Resources Institute blog post on fire, I began exploring an interactive map referenced in it, Global Forest Watch Fires. It is an interactive...

Cynthia ShahanMarch 30, 2019

Air Quality

NOAA’s 2017–2018 Arctic Report Card: Arctic Air Temperatures Warming At 2× Global Rate

It's the 13th year of NOAA's brilliant, visually beautiful, and timely Arctic Report Card. (Full 2018 PDF here.)

Cynthia ShahanDecember 19, 2018

Clean Power

3 Ways Cities Can Protect Low-Income Residents From Climate Change

Climate impacts often fall disproportionately and unfairly on society’s most vulnerable, but cities are uniquely well-positioned to do something about these inequities by taking...

Guest ContributorJuly 6, 2018

Climate Change

Insurers Warn 2017 To Be Most Expensive After Year Of Climate Disasters

A combination of natural disasters and extreme weather events impacting the entire globe is likely to mean 2017 will be the most expensive on...

Joshua S HillNovember 23, 2017

CleanTechnica

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Climate Change

Fires As A Call To Action — Thoughts From A City Under Siege

Buildings

In Mississippi, The Costs Of Coastal Flooding Are Adding Up (VIDEO)

Climate Change

Which U.S. Counties Are Struck By Hurricanes Most Frequently?

Climate Change

Civil Society Organizations Are Learning To Track Climate Adaptation Spending To Ensure It Reaches The Communities That Need It Most

Air Quality

The “Global Forest Watch Fires” Platform & Preparing For The 2019 Wildfire Season

Air Quality

NOAA’s 2017–2018 Arctic Report Card: Arctic Air Temperatures Warming At 2× Global Rate

Clean Power

3 Ways Cities Can Protect Low-Income Residents From Climate Change

Climate Change

Insurers Warn 2017 To Be Most Expensive After Year Of Climate Disasters