NYC considers Manhattan land expansion to fight climate change
On Thursday March 14, Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City unveiled a $10 billion plan to prepare lower Manhattan...
Can Florida save its prized Everglades from climate change destruction?
Half of all Floridians will live underwater by the end of the century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Air pollution is killing Europeans at an alarming rate
New research reveals that 800,000 people die prematurely from air pollution in Europe each year. A previous study...
Students around the world join climate strike on March 15
On Friday, March 15, tens of thousands of high school and middle school students in more than 70 countries plan...
Finland plans to complete its coal ban one year early
Finland is following through with its coal ban initiative and making it a top priority over the next 10 years....
Climate change is wreaking havoc on Italy’s olive harvests
Italy is facing a major climate change crisis as the country’s olive harvests continue to decline. Italy’s...
International Women’s Day Spotlight: Meet the 8 women leading the charge for a better world
International Women’s Day is just one of the 365 days per year that it is important to recognize and celebrate...
Indonesia builds a resilient “living shoreline”
The Demak District on Indonesia’s most populous island of Java is four years into a five-year plan to restore...
Biodiversity decline puts food supply at risk
Biodiversity decline around the globe is hurting our capacity to develop food. A new study from the United Nations...
Ocean cities add ‘blue’ to green engineering
As urban areas grow in population and footprint, many coastal cities are creating land where there once was ocean....
Man-made climate change now at the level scientists call ‘five-sigma’
Scientists are warning that the proof for man-made climate change is now at a gold standard level. The announcement...
New study predicts mass extinction in 140 years
A new study suggests that the old saying about history repeating itself is absolutely true. In this case, history...
5 key benefits of green buildings on the environment and your lifestyle
The importance of buildings in society and everyday human life can’t be underestimated. They are the center of...
Don’t forget to fight for these “less glamorous” endangered species
Not all endangered animals have their own PR firms to save them. Many are living humble lives outside the limelight....
Climate twins: which city will your city feel like in 2080?
The phrase "global warming" gets tossed around a lot, but do we really understand what it means and how it will...
This is how climate change will impact wine
Look at a wine label or chat with a wine connoisseur, and you will find that wine has always been intimately connected...
Will the pope go vegan for Lent?
Pope Francis is known for his simplicity, favoring what’s been called “papal athleisure” over the fine silks...
Global warming makes 2018 the 4th hottest year ever
U.S. officials have confirmed that 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record. Scientists with the National Oceanic...
Rising temperatures are putting the Global Seed Vault at risk
Global warming is putting Earth’s doomsday vault at risk. New research from Norway suggests that rising temperatures...
Climate change to change the color of the oceans over the next 80 years
The color of the oceans is about to undergo some major changes. As a result of ongoing climate change, scientists...
Global warming will melt over 1/3 of the Himalayan ice cap by 2100
Asia’s Himalayan mountain range is about to undergo some major changes. New research predicts that global warming...
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez releases Green New Deal resolution
On February 7, House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) released an official resolution for the highly...
NASA finds cavity the size of Manhattan underneath Antarctic glacier
NASA just made a disturbing discovering underneath the Antarctic ice. A team led by the space agency found a huge...
Women are essential to climate resilience in the Caribbean — here’s why
The impacts of climate change are felt most intimately by poor and rural women. Many women rely directly on nature...
Fake trees could help in the fight against climate change
One of the best ways to fight climate change is to invest in trees and plants. Branches and leaves help trap carbon...
New study claims climate change could be linked to heart defects in newborns
Climate change may be linked to heart defects in newborns. The Journal of the American Heart Association just released...
Australia will not reach its carbon reduction targets by 2030, claims new study
An international group called the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a damaging...
Climate change and the polar vortex to blame for unpredictable weather
Americans in the upper Midwest have been dealing with brutally cold temperatures as low as 35 degrees (Fahrenheit) below...
The world is close to annihilation according to the iconic Doomsday Clock
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board has announced that the iconic Doomsday Clock...
Reimagine a resilient future with this nature-based tool
Most Americans have personally experienced a federally declared, weather-related disaster in the last decade. In...