Showing results for: Climate Change (page 149)
California wildfires signal the arrival of a planetary fire age
Stephen Pyne
The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet
Making cheese or jam? A USDA program to pay farmers more for their crops faces cuts—again
Lisa Held
USDA research shows that the VAPG program supports small farmers and rural development, but its future is uncertain
Donald Trump and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “Disordered Minds” who think alike
Paul Rosenberg
Author Ian Hughes on why al-Baghdadi's death solves nothing, and how Trump is part of the same global disorder
Fox News host Tucker Carlson claims that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “spews racism” toward white people
Matthew Rozsa
"It's terrifying to think that someone who spews open racism has become a role model for our young people,"
These are the cities that will drown first as the seas rise
Nicole Karlis
2% of Earth's human population lives on land that may be submerged within 31 years
Greta Thunberg declines award for activism: “The climate movement does not need any more prizes”
Matthew Rozsa
“What we need is for our rulers and politicians to listen to the research,” Thunberg added in a statement
Alex Trebek wishes he knew about pancreatic cancer symptoms “sooner”
Matthew Rozsa
Trebek said that pancreatic cancer is "the only major cancer with a five-year survival rate in the single digits"
U.K. election set for December: Jeremy Corbyn, Labour vow “ambitious and radical campaign”
Eoin Higgins
With Brexit delayed again, Boris Johnson sets date for historic election that could shift nation's history
As 16 wildfires blaze in California, scientists say “climate change impacts are no longer subtle”
Matthew Rozsa
“We have 10 years to cut carbon emissions in half," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned amid the natural disasters
How California’s destructive wildfires can affect climate change worldwide
Nicole Karlis
One byproduct of California’s wildfires is far more damaging than greenhouse gases
If facts don’t make you prepare for a hurricane, what does?
Kate Yoder
Bringing up climate change in discussions about preventing disasters might backfire with some people
New study: Antarctica’s tipping point is closer than we thought
Nathanael Johnson
Antarctic ice sheets have been melting rapidly for hundreds of years, longer than scientists previously thought
How Aldous Huxley prophesied the Big Data nightmare
Ramesh Srinivasan
Those in power use mind-melting entertainment to distract us, Huxley said. Have we realized his dystopia?
U.S. green economy growth dwarfs Trump’s highest hopes for the fossil fuel industry
Lucien Georgeson, Mark Maslin
The sun may be setting on the USA’s green economy leadership
Wildfires are both environmental catastrophes and public health problems
Max Moritz, Faith Kearns
Science has a garbage problem. Why aren’t recycling schemes more popular?
Simone Eizagirre
Research institutions need to reflect on their attitudes toward plastic waste and make sustainability a priority
ExxonMobil is still bankrolling climate science deniers
Elliott Negin
The world’s largest oil company says climate change is real, yet continues to finance climate denier groups
These Girl Scouts are saving wild bees, one “hotel” at a time
Rachel Ramirez
The U.S. has more than 4,000 wild bee species, and 40 percent of them are now facing extinction
Justin Trudeau’s political setback: A surprise to the world, but not to Canada
Jeremy Wildeman
For international observers, it may be stunning to see Trudeau's government reduced to a minority
Voting could be the problem with democracy
Bernd Reiter
Randomly selecting people to govern, rather than electing from candidates, might lead to better governments
Page: 149