What Makes People Act on Climate Change, according to Behavioral Science
To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?
To get people to shift to more climate-friendly behavior, what works best? Education? Payments? Peer pressure?
California state regulators are expected to approve regulations imposing stricter climate rules on trains and trucks, but the charging infrastructure to power them is lacking
Communities across the U.S. West are preparing for flooding and mudslide disasters as record snow begins to melt
Sea levels off the southeastern U.S. have risen more than a centimeter a year over the past decade—about triple the global average—and the effects on communities near the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean already are being observed...
As atmospheric temperatures rise with climate change, baseballs can travel farther through the air, allowing for more home runs
The greenhouse gas intensity of offshore oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico could be twice as much as government estimates
Evidence that ancient glaciers retreated more than a quarter-mile a day is a worrisome sign that glaciers today could melt—and contribute to sea-level rise—faster than was thought...
A new index that rates 70,000 U.S. communities on their climate vulnerability finds that parts of the Gulf Coast subject to flooding and economic and racial inequities are most under threat...
Some countries have used up far more of the world’s carbon budget—the amount we can emit and still avoid more extreme climate disruption—than others
A new study documents the mysterious presence of five banned chlorofluorocarbons, chemicals that not only deplete the ozone layer but also contribute to global warming
A new study debunks the idea that solar geoengineering is a temporary measure to reduce warming and meet climate targets
Safe access to the world’s tallest peaks could disappear as temperatures rise in the Alps
The U.S. is in a better place to reach its climate goals after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but the implementation of pollution rules and the outcome of the 2024 election could pose major hurdles...
Tens of millions of people who hunt and fish are witnesses to climate change, and they are a critical constituency in efforts to reduce global warming
As part of its effort to prod the construction industry to go green, the Biden administration is providing new funding for rebuilding with low-carbon materials after disasters...
Scientists say countries need to cut emissions far deeper to prevent catastrophic warming. That fact will hang over delegates when they meet later this year at the annual U.N. climate talks...
While it may seem daunting, there are still many things we can do individually to slow climate change
Insurers face a “crisis of confidence” as global warming makes weather events unpredictable and increases damage
Hundreds of millions of people lack access to safe water and sanitation. Will the first U.N. conference on water in nearly 50 years make a difference?
In the climate crisis, wetlands have more economic value than new development
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