by Flora Cardoni During extreme climate events — like the record heat waves we’re experiencing this summer — people who know me as a climate activist often […]
Tag: climate change
Good riddance to El Niño, but La Niña won’t be much relief
by Mark Gongloff The record-smashing global heat of the past year has been driven partly by an El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean. The good […]
Flying is getting more turbulent. Airlines better buckle up
by Lara Williams Tens of thousands of flights take off and land without incident every day, all around the world. So when something tragic does happen, the […]
Do you want good or bad news on tornadoes and hurricanes?
by Mark Gongloff If the Car Crash Fairy offered you a deal that would lower your odds of getting in a car accident, but the trade-off was […]
No, having kids right now doesn’t make you a ‘moron’
by Mark Gongloff In the fictional world of the P.D. James novel “Children of Men” and its movie adaptation, humanity has lost the ability to reproduce and […]
Hop into the world of frog conservation with Friends of Deckers Creek
With over 6,000 described frog species found on every continent except Antarctica, it’s no surprise that these amphibians play a vital role in a variety of ecosystems. […]
We never dealt with the trauma of 2020. Now it’s created an even bigger crisis
by Mary McNamara As I write this, it is Monday and I am sick, one of our toilets is clogged, and my husband is off to the […]
Three seasons in 24 hours stump climate change deniers
by Mark Gongloff Spring doesn’t officially begin for more than three weeks, but it came early to Chicago this week, with temperatures hitting a pleasant 74 degrees […]
Feb. 18 letters to the editor
Proposed bills from a W.Va. resident As usual, the West Virginia legislative session started, and I didn’t have my agenda of bills ready. Here’s an early draft […]
Guest essay: Mitigating methane emissions: A path to a sustainable future for W.Va.
by Regan Galbraith In the heart of a state defined by the echoes of coal mining, where my grandfather worked hard as a coal miner for years, […]