Environment

Will California Blow up the Deal To Save the Colorado River?

Jake Bittle / Grist Feb 2, 2023 There’s a deal to save the Colorado River—if California doesn’t blow it up Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Flood and Drought

Peter Kuper Dec 12, 2022 Dig deeper

Insurers Should Support People, Not the Fossil Fuel Industry

By Tony Dunn / Independent Media Institute Feb 27, 2020 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2020 Is Off to a Terrifyingly Hot Start

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jan 26, 2020 Emissions will climb further, the economy is in peril, and it's only January. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Finally Know When Humans Started Changing the Climate

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 12, 2019 Researchers can now pinpoint when our influence on the earth’s environment began. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Looming Health Crisis We Aren’t Preparing For

Autumn Vogel / OtherWords Feb 10, 2019 As a fourth-year medical student, I can’t help but worry about my ability to care for my patients in an age of climate change. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Food Shocks and Mass Famine Are Our Shared Future

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Feb 3, 2019 More than ever, the world’s ways of keeping hunger at bay are taking a pounding as food shocks become more frequent Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Record Rainfall Won’t Save Us From Impending Water Shortages

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Dec 23, 2018 The global water supply is dwindling and, once again, climate change is to blame. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is Harvard Profiting From California’s Drought?

Ilana Novick Dec 13, 2018 The university is buying up vineyards and their valuable water rights. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Even If We Limit Global Warming, Fire and Drought Will Remain Threats

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Oct 10, 2018 The most limited rise in global temperatures—never mind higher ones—is going to exact a price. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Fire-Prone Northern California Hit by Big Blazes

AUL ELIAS / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2018 Gov. Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency in Lake County, the scene of the largest of the fires, about 120 miles north of San Francisco. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sticking to Climate Accord Could Save $20 Trillion

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 28, 2018 Holding further warming to just half a degree Celsius would avoid the calamitous global economic damage that higher temperatures would bring, researchers say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )