Tag: climate change
Heat waves threaten city dwellers, especially minorities and the poor
Merrill Singer, University of Connecticut
Last week’s record-setting heat in the Pacific Northwest and current triple-digit temperatures in Arizona are the latest reminders that climate...
Will global warming change Native American religious practices?
Rosalyn R. LaPier, Harvard University
The Colorado River, one of the longest rivers in the United States, is gradually shrinking. This is partly a result...
30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public...
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Edwards v. Aguillard, a groundbreaking case...
Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River
Brad Udall, Colorado State University and Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona
The nation’s two largest reservoirs, Lake Mead on the Arizona/Nevada border and Lake Powell...
To slow climate change, India joins the renewable energy revolution
Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan
On June 3, two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord,...
Why Trump’s withdrawal from Paris doesn’t matter as much as you...
Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University
Many reacted to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord with understandable dismay, fearful that...
Why Trump’s decision to leave Paris accord hurts the US and...
Travis N. Rieder, Johns Hopkins University; Anthony Janetos, Boston University; Kevin Trenberth, National Center for Atmospheric Research ; Marina v. N. Whitman, University of...
Understanding tornadoes: 5 questions answered
Paul Markowski, Pennsylvania State University and Yvette Richardson, Pennsylvania State University
Editor’s note: May and June are typically peak months for tornadoes in...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
