How settler colonialism, oligarchy, and the climate emergency fueled catastrophic Maui fires
Seventh-generation native Hawaiian Kaniela Ing explains why there is nothing natural about the devastating Maui wildfires.
Drought
But summer is supposed to be hot
Except not this hot and for not this long. Learn how record heatwaves are leading to more historic, disastrous flooding around the world.
It’s World Oceans Day, but wildfires and smoke dominate the climate narrative
Today’s earlier-than-expected and larger-than-expected wildfires are signals of why only a few degrees of global heating negatively impact our health.
Here comes more rain, more drought, just as climate models predicted
The rise in extreme weather predicted by climate models as global temperatures continue to rise is confirmed by satellite data. The last 8 years have…
How climate and wildfire risk are linked
An April 16 special broadcast by Seattle’s KOMO-TV on “the future of wildfires in our part of the world” provided a broad overview of the…
Dwindling Arctic sea ice has far-reaching effect on global weather patterns
As summertime temperatures get hotter and hotter each year, more and more Arctic sea ice melts. But the rapid annual decrease in sea ice isn’t…
Global warming is changing the jet stream, increasing extreme weather events
The warming climate is changing the jet stream, resulting in more extreme weather events like heat waves, persistent drought conditions that increase the risk of…
Shrinking mountain snowpacks threaten drinking supply even for coastal cities
As annual global temperatures continue to rise, mountain snowpacks will continue to decrease, causing problems even for coastal cities. Warming temperatures bring an earlier spring,…
Political quibbling undermines climate policy
The Washington and Oregon legislatures failed this year to take action on carbon emissions in their states, despite Democratic dominance of state-held offices. And two…
