Rare Beast: For Many, March Was Warmer Than April
According to a Climate Central analysis, nearly 140 locations in the U.S. had a warmer March than April to date.… Read More
Climate Change Has Intensified the Global Water Cycle
Climate scientists have been saying for years that one of the many downsides of a warming planet is that both droughts and torrential rains are both likely to get worse. That’s what climate models predict, and that’s what observers have noted, most recently in the IPCC’s report on extreme weather, released last month. It makes physical sense, too … Read More
Special Climate Central Report on Best Cars for Climate
America’s high-carbon electricity grid is short- circuiting efforts to give consumers climate-friendly, electric-vehicle options. Depending on where you live, generating the electricity to charge an electric car can produce more greenhouse gas pollution than driving a fuel-efficient gasoline powered car. The good news is that Americans have lots … Read More
Ben Strauss on Marketplace: Threat of Sea to U.S. Facilities
In the next 20 years, hundreds of energy facilities in coastal areas will be at flood risk from sea level rise & storm surge. Read More
Energy Infrastructure Threat from Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise from global warming is well on the way to doubling the risk of coastal floods 4 feet or more over high tide by 2030 at locations nationwide. In the lower 48 states, nearly 300 energy facilities stand on land below that level, including natural gas infrastructure, electric power plants and oil and gas refineries. Many more facilities … Read More
Daily Beast Discusses Climate Crisis With Heidi Cullen
People look to weather for cues about what’s going on. Climate change stacks the deck for certain types of extreme events. Read More
Climate Change Has Outsize Effect on Corn Price Volatility
Climate change-fueled heat waves and droughts play a large role in the volatility of corn prices. … Read More
Loss of ‘Largest Wetland’ Could Tip Ocean Balance
Once thought to be too harsh and inhospitable to support any living thing, the ice sheets are now known to be a gigantic reservoir of microbial life. Read More
