19
Aug
Gulf of Mexico disturbance 99L poised to bring Mexico and Texas beneficial rains » Yale Climate Connections
A developing disturbance in the southern Gulf of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche has the potential to organize into a short-lived t...
19
Aug
Remote sensing helps in monitoring arctic vegetation for climate clues » Yale Climate Connections
Beneath the arctic tundra, a massive reservoir of carbon lies locked in frozen peat. Scientists are using remote sensing too...
19
Aug
Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood fights for clean air » Yale Climate Connections
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People who live in the Ironbound – a largely working-...
18
Aug
Coping with high heat » Yale Climate Connections
If you have ever found yourself overheated, you know how unpleasant it is. But you may not know how dangerous it is – and ho...
18
Aug
A delivery company turns to electric bikes in Manhattan » Yale Climate Connections
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Driving through the crowded streets of Manhattan in a d...
17
Aug
Colorado River Basin faces Tier 2 restrictions » Yale Climate Connections
The grinding megadrought that’s plagued the southwestern United States since 2000 plunged to a new level of seriousness on T...
17
Aug
Teaching climate hope as students envision a no-carbon 2050 future » Yale Climate Connections
It has been easy to despair about climate change given a summer of relentless heat waves, wildfires, and catastrophic floodi...
17
Aug
Extreme drought cuts into Montana rancher’s profits » Yale Climate Connections
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Walter Schweitzer breeds and raises Black Angus beef ...
16
Aug
Ponder the miracle of a U.S. climate law » Yale Climate Connections
Miracles indeed can happen. And sometimes do.
Such is the case with enactment of major climate legislation, part of the I...
16
Aug
Some cities reimburse residents for the costs of rain gardens or cisterns » Yale Climate Connections
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In many parts of the country, climate change is bring...
15
Aug
The old man and the C (1.5°? 2°? 3°?) » Yale Climate Connections
Author and activist Bill McKibben was a pioneer of the climate change struggle with his seminal 1989 book, The End of Nature...
15
Aug
What if we named and ranked heat waves like hurricanes? » Yale Climate Connections
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When meteorologists report that a Category 4 hurrican...