How two neighborhoods in Arizona and Florida became hot spots for sickening heat.
Climate Change
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Natural Hazards Have Unnatural Impacts—What More Can Science Do?
As disadvantaged communities suffer disproportionately from natural hazards, scientists, policymakers, and emergency managers explore why policies are failing—and what can be done about it.
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When Climate Adaptation Intervention Risks Further Marginalization
Many climate adaptation interventions focus excessively on the effects of climate change and less on examinations of what drives vulnerability.
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The Imminent Calving Retreat of Taku Glacier
Long an anomaly among glaciers, advancing while most others shrank, Taku Glacier is starting to succumb to climate change, offering an unprecedented look at the onset of tidewater glacier retreat.
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Dust on the Wind
A new study confirms that an important wind system is shifting due to climate change.
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Ocho lecciones del COVID-19 para guiar nuestra respuesta climática
La respuesta global de la pandemia en curso puede enseñarnos cómo deberíamos y no deberíamos responder la crisis climática. Y lo más importante aún, demuestra que podemos hacer algo.
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Adaptation Can Compound Climate Change Impacts on Energy and Water
Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in California.
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Arctic Report Card Founder Discusses the Fate of the Pole
Researcher Jackie Richter-Menge has reported on the status of the melting Arctic for the past 15 years. Her observations tell a story of “mind-blowing change.”
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Community Forests Prepare for Climate Change
Cities across the United States are feeling the heat as they struggle to integrate climate science into on-the-ground decisionmaking regarding urban tree planting and management.
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Evaluating Environmental Predictors of Western U.S. Wildfires
A new analysis highlights the importance of carefully selecting the environmental variables used to drive future changes in wildfire burn area in climate models.