As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently
As climate change intensifies, much of the nation’s building stock will need upgrading to strengthen it against flooding, snowstorms and other weather hazards.
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Corporate climate scientists: advocates for science or protectors of status quo?
Exxon wasn’t the only giant corporation to have climate scientists in the 1980s. Scientists at GM and Ford also honed in on climate change, but they – and their companies – took very different paths.
Is climate change to blame for extreme weather events? Attribution science says yes, for some – here’s how it works
A new attribution study finds human-caused climate change made Europe’s July floods more likely. What about Tennessee’s flooding? An atmospheric scientist explains how scientists make the connection.
More than two dozen cities and states are suing Big Oil over climate change – they just got a boost from the US Supreme Court
Honolulu, Baltimore, Charleston, S.C. and several other cities harmed by rising seas and extreme weather are suing the oil industry. At stake is who pays for the staggering costs of climate change.
Breaking the link between a conservative worldview and climate skepticism
In the last Republican presidential debate, two candidates spoke out on climate change – a sign that the tide is turning away from linking conservative policies with denying climate change.
Now under attack, EPA’s work on climate change has been going on for decades
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has said the agency’s purview should not include climate change, but a look at its history under both Republican and Democratic presidents says otherwise.
There’s evidence that climate activism could be swaying public opinion in the US
A team of researchers tried to gauge public perceptions of climate activists and faith in humanity’s ability to work together on issues like climate change.
The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change
How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming – and its consequences.
Climate change is a fiscal disaster for local governments − our study shows how it’s testing communities in Florida
A new study of Florida’s fiscal vulnerability to climate change finds that flooding directly threatens many local tax bases.
How one state bridged the cultural divide on climate change to prepare for a stormier future
A climate scientist explains how New Hampshire managed to overcome the political divide to make real progress on climate change.
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