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Climate change
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The UN’s 1.5°C Special Climate Report At A Glance
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a special report on October 08 on the impacts of global…
2018-10-09
Why What’s Happening In Antarctica Won’t Stay In Antarctica
The loss of polar ice may seem like an abstract concern, but it’s one that will affect all…
2018-10-09
Why Cities Rule The World
Cities are the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization — and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival will take place.…
2018-09-19
Why The Actions Of Cities — Not Nations — Will Be The Key To Our Survival On Earth
While some world leaders resist global cooperation, city leaders are working across borders to tackle big issues like…
2018-09-14
More Rain, More Development Spell Disaster For Some U.S. Cities
There’s more rain falling on some parts of the U.S. than there used to be, and many towns…
2018-09-12
What Climate Change Means For Northern, Colder Cities
A new study outlines some of the effects that climate change will have on northern cities with cold…
2018-09-05
Lessons From The Past: How An Ancient Desert City Got Its Water
Century-old aerial photos help map an ancient Roman city’s infrastructure. By combining old and new aerial images, archaeologists…
2018-08-30
When The Weather Is Extreme, Is Climate Change To Blame?
Dramatic weather events happened these past few weeks in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There were wildfires…
2018-08-22
Tips For Staying Cool In Hot Weather
In recent years, we have seen and experience more and more erratic and extreme weather. While some parts…
2018-07-25
NASA’s Building New Tools To Manage Water As Climate Dangers Grow
After an unusually dry winter, a late-season storm finally soaked California in early March, piling up several feet of…
2018-06-01
How To Prepare Cities & Citizens For More Killer Heat Waves
As climate change takes hold, researchers are exploring what it will take for communities to adapt. Heat waves…
2018-05-11
We Are Entering A New Epoch : The Century Of The Migrant
Today there are more than 1 billion regional and international migrants, and the number continues to rise: within…
2018-04-27
The Diet That Helps Fight Climate Change
You don’t have to go vegan to fight climate change. Research shows that small changes to our diets…
2018-04-26
What People Get Wrong About Climate Change
When discussing climate change, it’s not about saving the planet. 195 countries just made a historic agreement to…
2018-04-24
Going Green Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Climate change is a massive problem. But can individual habit changes actually make an impact? This feature…
2018-04-03
How Long Can The World’s ‘Least Sustainable’ City Survive?
Set deep in the Valley of the Sun, the lush and sprawling ‘megapolis’ has a problem – the…
2018-03-23
Empty Half The Earth Of Its Humans. It’s The Only Way To Save The Planet
There are now twice as many people as 50 years ago. But, as EO Wilson has argued, they…
2018-03-22
The Best Countries To Escape The Worst Effects Of Climate Change
Using research from the University of Notre Dame, Eco Experts created a map ranking the countries that would…
2018-03-16
Why Scientists Have Modelled Climate Change Right Up To The Year 2300
The seas will continue to rise for 300 years. That’s the conclusion of a new study, published in Nature…
2018-02-28
Why The Only Future Worth Building Includes Everyone
A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you, says His Holiness…
2018-01-15
Autonomy Enables Adaptive Built Environment
Designers’ novel thinking about data, tools and methods is advancing to a point where it’s possible to foresee an…
2017-12-23
Why Cities Should Plant More Trees
Cities can take one simple step to combat the impact of urban pollution, climate change, and even summer…
2017-11-29
How Our Choices For Holiday Trips Affect Air Travel’s Sustainability
You might think that the 100% increases in charges drivers pay for dropping people off at airports over the last…
2017-11-10
China’s Green Planning And Greater Influence In Infrastructure
The United States is retreating from the global community under a president who rejected the Paris Climate Accords and…
2017-10-20
How Green Roofs Can Protect Our City From Flooding
Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. And the world…
2017-10-16
Rebuilding Puerto Rico From the Grassroots Up
The Climate Justice Alliance has declared Wednesday “A National Day of Action,” on behalf of Puerto Rico, which…
2017-10-16
Developing countries can prosper without increasing emissions
One of the ironies of fighting climate change is that developed countries – which have benefited from decades…
2017-10-04
How cities are making hurricanes more destructive
Scientists warn of expanding “bull’s-eyes” as the US builds in parts of the country at ever-greater risk because…
2017-09-22
Pope Francis On Climate Change Denial : ‘Man Is Stupid’
[infobox]“When you don’t want to see, you don’t see,” the pope says while flying over the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean.[/infobox]…
2017-09-12
The Heat Is On : Climate Change In 2100 Is Very Scary
Up to 75 percent of people could face deadly heatwaves by 2100 unless carbon emissions plummet, a new…
2017-06-22
As Trump Dumps Paris Accord, U.S Cities Must Now Take Its Own Lead
Build dense. Build near transit. Rinse and repeat. President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate…
2017-06-08
When Tomorrow’s Energy Is Both Clever And Striking Beautiful
When seen from thousands of feet in the air, solar installations and wind turbines become abstract works of…
2017-03-30
Why Cities Temperature Are Warmer Than The Countryside?
In cities, the air, surface and soil temperatures are almost always warmer than in rural areas. This effect…
2017-02-08
When The Heat Is On, What Should We Do In Our Cities?
The recent spate of heatwaves through eastern Australia has reminded us we’re in an Australian summer. On top…
2017-02-07
Smart Cities Is Not Enough, It Needs To Be Smarter Or Else
As a planet, we have some serious climate targets to meet in the coming years. The Paris Agreement,…
2016-12-16
Amazon’s People Are In Danger, For Our Power Appetite
There are currently over 60 major hydroelectric dam projects in the Amazon. The third largest project is the…
2016-09-27
Aussie’s 2016 Election Has Different Tone & Priority Than USA’s
Rural and regional Australia is a big place. That’s obvious enough. Still, it’s easy to forget that the…
2016-06-08
Can Australia’s Climate Change Mission Be Saved With Farming?
Australia’s agricultural lands help to feed about 60 million people worldwide, and also support tens of thousands of farmers…
2016-05-03
Is Sydney’s Hot Day Runs A Pattern For Its Future
Sydney is hot. Well technically, it’s persistently warm and lacking cool outbreaks, but this run of weather is…
2016-04-26
Is A 100-Year Global Record Enough To Convince Naysayers?
Average global temperature was 1.07C hotter – beating last month’s previous record increase. The global temperature in March…
2016-04-26
The Internet Predicts Interesting 2016 Events
It’s the end of 2015, and many are using the occasion to look back on the major moments…
2016-01-06
Why Cities Rise Fast And Falls Faster
Combined challenge of climate change and population growth puts premium on rapid urbanisation ‘in a way that’s not…
2016-01-05
It Is Obvious! Climate Change Needs Broadest Collaboration
To achieve the kind of environmentally sustainable future we will want our grandchildren to inherit, we need everyone…
2016-01-05
The Year That Was About Environment & Energy, Finally
Environmental news, as a rule, doesn’t deal in triumphs. So the sight of leaders holding their arms aloft…
2015-12-28
Why Climate Change Really Is In Our Hands, Not Politicians
It’s now almost certain that 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded. However, rather than reduce green…
2015-12-08
Why We Must Learn From Sunken Cities Or Suffer Their Fate
The British Museum’s Sunken Cities exhibition is a reminder of our future. If we accept that climate change…
2015-12-07
How To Be Sustainable Like An Aussie
“A sustainable Australia is possible – but we have to choose it.” That’s the finding of a paper…
2015-12-03
Looking For Fresh City Air? Discover Here Where Not To Be.
Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people, mostly in cities, every year. That’s more than HIV, malaria and…
2015-12-03
Why Cities And Cars Are Soon To Get A Divorce
Last month, Oslo became the first major city to announce ambitions to go car-free by 2019, pledging a…
2015-12-02