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A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and why – and what fails.
Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.
Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.
Increasing flash flooding is exhausting communities as they’re hit again and again.
Birds that migrate longer distances are the ones having the most trouble keeping up with climate change.
A public health researcher explains the signs to watch for that someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
Heat waves can be dangerous, and the conditions indoors can be worse than outdoors. A study of all the single-family homes in Austin, Texas, shows why.
At the heart of combating misinformation is critical thinking and recognizing when you’re being spun for corporate profit.
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
El Niño can trigger intense periods of extreme ocean warming known as marine heat waves that can devastate marine life.
The dead remains of foundation species can boost or deter how well future generations are able to grow and thrive.
Florida’s current approach to insurance is forcing those who can least afford it to bear the cost of the climate crisis. But different approaches are available.
Even as they create and enable expansive virtual worlds, data centers are physical buildings in real communities around the nation and the globe.
Salmon have faced a boom-bust cycle for years. Making their recovery last longer will require some big changes, including how hatcheries produce fish.
Even though annual precipitation is rising nationally, the landscape is drying out more rapidly. That’s changing the water cycle.
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
Some Detroit residents spend as much as 25% of their disposable income on water bills. Many are struggling to keep up.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Deputy Director, Engagement and Impact, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne