August 22, 2019 12:27 PM EDT
Eastern Egg Rock, Maine — In the midst of a second-straight record year for breeding Atlantic puffins, the research crew on this tiny, treeless jumble of boulders six miles out to sea pondered how long this good fortune would last amid climate change. Read more >
August 21, 2019 1:39 PM EDT
Economists need to make it possible for all teachers, economists or not, to help their students be climate economics literate. And we need to make it accessible and interesting to all students. Read more >
July 31, 2019 9:31 AM EDT
Un nuevo mapa interactivo de Union of Concerned Scientists le deja explorar cómo se pronostica que el calentamiento global va a aumentar la frecuencia y la severidad del calor extremo en su distrito de congreso. Con esta herramienta, podrá descargar fichas informativas en español o inglés que muestran los riesgos que enfrenta su distrito. Read more >
July 22, 2019 6:00 AM EDT
The US is on a path to an unrecognizably hot future. Here’s what that looks like and how to change course. Read more >
July 19, 2019 6:08 PM EDT
It’s the heart of summer and we expect it to be hot. But not like this.
Kristina Dahl co-authored this report. She is a senior climate scientist for the Climate & Energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Extreme heat and humidity are forecast to smother much of the lower 48 states this weekend, Friday through Sunday. Depending on where you are in the US, it may have already arrived. Read more >
