31
Jan
Study finds vast disparities in how heat affects Phoenix residents » Yale Climate Connections
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In Phoenix, Arizona, temperatures exceed 100 degr...
30
Jan
Dozens of billion-dollar weather disasters hit Earth in 2022 » Yale Climate Connections
The planet was besieged by 42 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2022, and the total damage wrought by weather disasters wa...
30
Jan
Extreme rainfall exacerbates pollution threat from Oklahoma Superfund site » Yale Climate Connections
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For generations, the ground beneath Ottawa County...
27
Jan
Want to take action on climate change? These books can help. » Yale Climate Connections
At the beginning of a new year, commentators of all sorts invite us to look back at the year just finished and forward to th...
27
Jan
Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood » Yale Climate Connections
A sequence of nine atmospheric rivers hammered California during a three-week period in January 2023, bringing over 700 land...
27
Jan
Can EVs meet the needs of rural drivers? Increasingly, the answer is yes. » Yale Climate Connections
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Vermont has more miles of dirt roads than paved r...
26
Jan
If a megaflood strikes California, these dams might be at risk » Yale Climate Connections
Should a megaflood similar to the Great Flood of 1861-62 hit California, there is good news and bad news regarding the safet...
26
Jan
Simple energy-saving tips for winter » Yale Climate Connections
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In many parts of the country, winter is a time for ...
25
Jan
How a megaflood could swamp California’s Central Valley » Yale Climate Connections
When early settlers came to the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers before the California Gold Rush, Indigenous...
25
Jan
Tree thinning in dense forests could bolster Western snowpack, researchers suggest » Yale Climate Connections
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In the Pacific Northwest, melting mountain snowpa...
24
Jan
Seattle-area agency distributes free air filtration kits to low-income residents » Yale Climate Connections
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When wildfires burn in the Pacific Northwest, smo...
23
Jan
Myths about fossil fuels and renewable energy are circulating again. Don’t buy them. » Yale Climate Connections
A large and growing fraction of U.S. residents understands that human-caused climate change is a significant problem in need...