The discourse around climate change can lead to anxiety, detachment or resignation because it often stretches language in ways that make the world feel distant.
Environment
Jan 6, 2026
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Researchers are proposing a new strategy for local governments to make municipalities more resilient against climate change. The "compounded resilience" strategy lays out how local governments can take advantage of opportunities ...
Environment
Jan 6, 2026
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As headlines about heat waves, floods and wildfires become more frequent, many people report a growing sense of worry about what climate change means for their future. Some recent media reports have even suggested that emotions ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2025
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Major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being, especially in communities of color, according to new research from Rice University and the University ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 2, 2025
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Climate change is already shaping our well-being. It affects mental health, spreads infectious diseases, disrupts work, damages food supplies and forces families to leave their homes because of conflict, hunger or flooding.
Environment
Nov 30, 2025
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When Cop30 convened in Belém, deep inside the Amazon, the world's attention turned once again to negotiations, emissions pledges and political maneuvering. The global stage was set against one of Earth's most biodiverse landscapes ...
Environment
Nov 25, 2025
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When climate change is discussed, whether at UN climate summits, in company boardrooms or in the media, the focus is often on mitigation (cutting greenhouse gas emissions to achieve net zero). Adaptation, the practical steps ...
Environment
Nov 22, 2025
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A new University at Buffalo-led study suggests greater social media use is linked to emotional distress caused by the perceived threats of climate change.
Environment
Oct 31, 2025
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The expectation that competition for dwindling resources drives societies toward conflict has shaped much of the discourse around climate change and warfare. As resources become increasingly vulnerable to environmental fluctuations, ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2025
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In the late 2010s, when Assistant Professor Flavio Lehner worked for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, water managers often asked him about the drought in the Southwest. Was the low precipitation ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2025
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