Better Urban Design Can Help Curb Flooding

By Stefan Al / On October 9th, 2018
Given the new normal, it is time to rethink our approach to floods. The right infrastructure can prevent flooding, rather than treat it after the fact.

What Hurricanes Warn Us About the Future of Food

By Paula Daniels / On September 24th, 2018
Whether from floods or fires or climate change-induced natural disasters, when roads collapse and interstate commerce grinds to a halt, we all find ourselves vulnerably dependent on the food at hand. 

#ForewordFriday: Oceans of Krill Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On June 29th, 2018
As I watched, mesmerized, this mass of crustaceans became a living brick-red raft, writhing on top of the water’s surface. The water became disturbed as thousands of krill flipped their muscular tails and leaped clear of the water, falling back like a shower of pink raindrops.

Leave No Worker Behind

By Samantha Harvey / On June 22nd, 2018
Will the "just transition" movement survive mainstream adoption? 

3 Myths About Climate Adaptation Work

By Beth Gibbons / On May 8th, 2018
In order to widen the focus of climate adaptation, we need to dispel myths about climate work outside of our biggest downtowns.

#ForewordFriday: Ticks, Rising

By Katharine Sucher / On April 27th, 2018
As ticks move into new areas and enjoy longer seasons, they are changing millions of lives, driving up healthcare costs, and infusing a simple walk in the woods or picnic in a city park with fear. Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change is a disquieting look at how Lyme disease has proliferated in a warming world.
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Lyme: A Q&A with Mary Beth Pfeiffer

By Katharine Sucher / On April 18th, 2018
They are crossing continents and climbing mountains, are hatching invisibly by the billion, and are carrying diseases that may be coming to a neighborhood near you. As ticks move into new areas and enjoy longer seasons, they are changing millions of lives, driving up healthcare costs, and infusing a simple walk in the woods or picnic in a city park with fear.

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