Resilience
Ocean surf at the beachline

Company hopes new technology will make desalination more efficient

Climate change is driving a global boom in desalination as regions turn to the sea for drinking water.
apnews.com
Rear-view of person walking on stone walkway in rain with white umbrella

‘If you’re flushing the toilet with grey water, people should know’: how China turned rain into an asset

Architects and designers have recycled ancient practice of collecting rainwater to make buildings ecologically friendly.

www.theguardian.com
Planet earth on pile of coins - Concept of relationship between money, economic growth and planet earth

The climate question that economists cannot answer

Models can predict catastrophic or modest damages from climate change, but not which of these futures is coming.
www.theatlantic.com
a boat sailing on the sea.

Study tracks fishing boats to see how heat waves affect fish distribution

Marine heat waves have become longer and more frequent along the U.S. West Coast, as elsewhere in the world. But heating doesn’t always lead fish to change their location. A new study suggests a better way to tell if such ecological shifts are happening: Use fishing vessel tracking data.

news.mongabay.com
Researchers - one female, one male - studying tree bark in a forest

Tree bark microbes play a role in eliminating greenhouse gases, study finds

Tiny, gas-eating microbes hidden in the bark of trees offer scientists a crucial clue in the fight against global warming. 
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Ski lift on a partially snowy mountain with snowmaking equipment

How climate change is reshaping the future of the Winter Olympics

Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens is concerned about the future of winter sports in a warming world. Training in Grenoble, France, in the hopes of competing in next month's Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy, she's noticed shorter, milder winters with less consistent heavy snow.
apnews.com
A aerial view of water, snow, and forested land

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tons of CO2

Sinking felled boreal trees in the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tons of CO₂ yearly, but risks harming Arctic ecosystems.

www.newscientist.com
a large fire burning in a field next to a forest

Opinion: Climate misinformation threatens Canada’s national security

With Canada's wildfire season only months away, the time to combat climate misinformation is now, before the next crisis exposes the weaknesses in our systems.

thenarwhal.ca
Common Spider Crab (Libinia emarginata) during Woods Hole science lesson.

The scientists making antacids for the sea to help counter global warming

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into the water.
www.nytimes.com
A glacier calving into sea

Opinion: We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse

How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role.

www.theguardian.com
a glass of wine with smoke coming out of it

Can we save wine from wildfires?

The wine industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.

www.newyorker.com
A reservoir with a dam with green mountains in the background

Reservoir hogs

In France, new reservoirs are destroying ancient riparian systems. What form should resistance take?
thebaffler.com
The fema logo is displayed on a building.

FEMA staff bracing for dismissal of 1,000 disaster workers

The job cuts expected this month are part of a plan by the Homeland Security secretary, Kristi Noem, to remake the agency.
www.nytimes.com
A large truck driving through a flooded street

Are Canadians more afraid of floods — or flood maps?

Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs
thenarwhal.ca
An illustration showing people migrating with an image of a globe in the background

The biggest climate migration problem may be that there's not enough of it

In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution, not just for those who move, but their home communities as well.

grist.org
Urban water garden and stormwater resilience and management

Why New York City is spending millions on ‘bluebelts’

New York City is expected to experience increasing rainfall over the next few decades, especially during cloudbursts—short, intense rainfall events.

insideclimatenews.org
Car bobbing in brown floodwaters on flooded street in flooded neighborhood

‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
www.theguardian.com
coral reef with tropical fish

Ten million corals are in the path of a federal dredging project in Florida

Scientists warn that a proposed expansion of Port Everglades could cause unprecedented damage to corals in the U.S., including some of the only remaining endangered staghorn corals that survived a record-breaking heat wave.
insideclimatenews.org
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