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…
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Climate and COVID-19: Other stories
Setting aside the rumors of how COVID-19 came to upend our lives everywhere, here’s a compilation of recent stories from trustworthy sources I frequent when searching for story ideas for this site.
Climate shlimate – yet another urgent climate warning for “leaders” to ignore
Another day, yet another authoritative warning from scientists the climate catastrophe is imminent. For how much longer will world leaders fail us?
Visualizing cause and effect of global warming
In this era of big data, satellites, and other technological innovations that improve our understanding of the changing climate, it still can be difficult to…
The hidden marine life along the shore — and threats to its survival
The Pacific Northwest probably conjures images of waves smashing against rocky and inhospitable shorelines — places no living organisms could possibly call home. But some…
Pollution discriminates: worse in segregated areas, research shows
Pollution is worse in racially divided communities than in racially integrated areas, harmful to whites as well as minorities, research shows. Studies have linked segregation…
