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    Is the U.S. Prepared to Protect Climate Refugees?
    • Jun 16
    • 4 min

    Is the U.S. Prepared to Protect Climate Refugees?

    BY CHIARA FIELDS Through his speech and highly restrictive refugee quotas, President Donald Trump succeeded in cultivating a racist and...
    Climate Justice Is Queer Liberation Is Climate Justice
    • May 5
    • 5 min

    Climate Justice Is Queer Liberation Is Climate Justice

    Until we address the unique circumstances of the LGBTQ+ community, we will not achieve climate justice.
    Coral Reefs Could Be the Next Major Casualty in the Fight against Climate Change
    • Mar 21
    • 6 min

    Coral Reefs Could Be the Next Major Casualty in the Fight against Climate Change

    BY BIANCA JUSSEN Imagine a fantastical scenario where we press a button and terminate all anthropogenic causes of greenhouse gas...
    Coral Reefs: Media’s Negligence in Covering (some) Major Environmental Issues
    • Feb 26
    • 3 min

    Coral Reefs: Media’s Negligence in Covering (some) Major Environmental Issues

    BY ANASTASSIA ROBERTS Nemo lived in a beautiful home, didn’t he? Anemone was considered shelter, neighboring fish were deemed friends,...
    Are Tech Billionaires Ruining Our Chances at Combating Climate Change?
    • Feb 11
    • 4 min

    Are Tech Billionaires Ruining Our Chances at Combating Climate Change?

    BY DANIEL SJOHOLM File photo of a New Shepard launch in 2019. Credit: Blue Origin For as long as humans have existed, we've dreamed of...
    Krill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine Ecosystems
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    Krill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine Ecosystems

    BY KARTHY SAJEEV Are we that close to krill-ing off biodiversity as we know it? Apparently so, because keystone species are feeling the...
    We Are in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    We Are in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction

    BY PEYTON DULAY People have heard the stories about dinosaurs and how they went extinct, but what many don’t know is that there is a...
    Jakarta Sinking
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Jakarta Sinking

    BY ADIKA WITOELAR The global sea level has risen, on average, by 3.6 millimeters per year from 2006-2015, more than double the average...
    The Need for Seaweed
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Need for Seaweed

    Why seaweed aquaculture is the solution to copious environmental, health, and socioeconomic problems caused by ocean acidification and great
    An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions
    • Apr 21, 2021
    • 8 min

    An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions

    BY OLGA KURILINA AND ELIANA BLACHMAN Professor Fonna Forman is a professor of Political Science and the founding Director of the Center on G
    The Lithium Triangle: How Electric Vehicles Are Putting Indigenous Communities at Risk
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Lithium Triangle: How Electric Vehicles Are Putting Indigenous Communities at Risk

    BY SARA BERMAN The looming threat of climate change has encouraged the effort of seeking new sustainable energy sources, and lithium-powere
    Interview: Indigenous Communities on Climate Change
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 8 min

    Interview: Indigenous Communities on Climate Change

    BY ANUSHA GOSWAMI Kathryn Walkiewicz, Assistant Professor of English Literature and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, received her Ph.D. in E
    A Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate Change
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate Change

    BY KATIE BABSON The impacts of climate change differ between males and females. To help combat these disproportionate consequences, a gende
    The Dark Truth Behind Fast Fashion
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Dark Truth Behind Fast Fashion

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL The rising popularity of fast fashion provides people with cheap, trendy clothing - at an extreme social and environmenta
    Environmental Racism: A Forgotten Issue
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    Environmental Racism: A Forgotten Issue

    BY ALLYSON BRADLEY A young African-American girl stares out over the horizon from her apartment balcony. She sees the billowing light gray
    COVID-19's Impact on the Environment
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    COVID-19's Impact on the Environment

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL The COVID-19 pandemic will cause ramifications across the world even after its eventual declared end. This article examin
    The Lies of Neoliberalism
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Lies of Neoliberalism

    BY KATIE BABSON Neoliberal policies celebrate competitiveness and hyper-individualism, persuading us that prosperity is only possible throu
    The Problem with Period Products and Sustainable Alternatives
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Problem with Period Products and Sustainable Alternatives

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL This article provides both a brief overview of the history of menstrual hygiene products, their effects on climate change
    The Effect of Climate Change on Women: An Overview
    • Nov 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Effect of Climate Change on Women: An Overview

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL Women are disproportionately affected by climate change - why? And what can be done? This article provides a brief overvi
    What Climate Change Means for the Future of Infectious Disease
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    What Climate Change Means for the Future of Infectious Disease

    BY HANNAH BUDROE When people typically think of climate change, they picture droughts, rising sea levels, devastating forest fires, and oth
    Three Major Consequences of Global Warming
    • Nov 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Three Major Consequences of Global Warming

    BY JIMO KOO We are in a global warming crisis. But what does that mean to us? Why should we care about climate change? By listing the poten
    How Do Scientists Predict Climate Change? An Interview with Nicholas Lutsko
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 9 min

    How Do Scientists Predict Climate Change? An Interview with Nicholas Lutsko

    BY ETHAN OLSON In this interview, Nicholas Lutsko, an assistant professor of climate science at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, an
    The Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change Problem
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change Problem

    BY SOPHIA HIDALGO This article provides an insight into the health struggles that homeless Californians are facing. Their lack of housing a
    Florida’s Rising Coast: A Threat to the Lives of Millions
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Florida’s Rising Coast: A Threat to the Lives of Millions

    BY HUNTER SIMENTAL-RUYBE This article takes a look at the rising coast of Florida, with a specific look at the Miami-Dade County area. The
    Deep Argo Quantifies Bottom Water Warming Rates in the Southwest Pacific Basin
    • Nov 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Deep Argo Quantifies Bottom Water Warming Rates in the Southwest Pacific Basin

    Johnson, G. C., S. G. Purkey, N. V. Zilberman, and D. Roemmich, 2019: Deep Argo Quantifies Bottom Water Warming Rates in the Southwest Pacif
    Old carbon reservoirs were not important in the deglacial methane budget
    • Oct 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Old carbon reservoirs were not important in the deglacial methane budget

    M.N.Dyonisius, V.V.Petrenko, A.M.Smith, Q.Hua, B.Yang, J.Schmitt, J. Beck, B.Seth, M.Bock, B.Hmiel, I.Vimont, J.A.Menking, S.A. Shackleton,
    The World Logistics Center: Lessons from California’s Next Big Environmental Disaster
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    The World Logistics Center: Lessons from California’s Next Big Environmental Disaster

    BY MARC CAMANAG A large but sleepy city located in Southern California’s bustling Inland Empire, Moreno Valley might seem insignificant at
    Why the U.S. Should Turn to Natives for Fire-Management
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why the U.S. Should Turn to Natives for Fire-Management

    BY ELEANOR TERNER This article provides insight to those looking into the future after a year with more forest fires than any other in rece
    Atmospheric rivers drive flood damages in the western United States
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Atmospheric rivers drive flood damages in the western United States

    Corringham, T.W., F.M. Ralph, A. Gershunov, D.R. Cayan and C.A. Talbot, 2019: Atmospheric rivers drive flood damages in the western United S
    Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    Observed Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Wildfire in California

    Williams A.P., J.T. Abatzoglou, A. Gershunov, J. Guzman Morales, D.A. Bishop and D.P. Lettenmaier, 2019: The link between anthropogenic clim