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Several experts on climate talk about the role of government. “Viewed correctly, sensible safeguards are part of freedom, not a retreat from it.” Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Barry Hatton / APSep 11, 2017
While parts of the United States and the Caribbean are drowning amid ferocious hurricanes, Portugal struggles to allocate scarce water resources. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 11, 2017
For the most part, the damage won’t come from hijacked jets. It will come from an atmosphere made toxic by our burning of fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigSep 10, 2017
Rising sea levels and monster storms will intensify and flood the earth’s coasts as we enter the age of the “long emergency.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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The use of geoengineering to simulate sulfate aerosol discharge into the stratosphere from volcanic eruptions may offer short-term respite from devastating storms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigNov 5, 2015
Corporations should not be a part of climate negotiations at the upcoming United Nations talks in Paris. They are part of the problem, not the solution. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkOct 22, 2015
Analysis of insurance data convinces environmental economists that climate change is pushing up the cost of dealing with the disastrous effects of extreme weather events. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Tim Radford, Climate News NetworkSep 2, 2015
Climate change may drastically increase the risk of simultaneous cyclones and storm surges striking populous coastlines around the world. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 28, 2015
Amid a decade’s worth of New Yorker articles about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath collected ahead of the 10-year anniversary of the natural disaster, the magazine published a short video report on the effort to incentivize residents of Staten Island, a place hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, into leaving parts of the disaster-prone borough. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Sharada Balasubramanian, Climate News NetworkMay 27, 2015
The Indian Ocean can be an angry and sometimes lethal neighbor, but those who live beside it are learning to prepare for its next onslaught. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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