adaptation

The Arctic is Heating Up, Disrupting Local Communities

By Jeffrey Kluger

11 Climate-Friendly Gifts For the 2022 Holidays

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Too Hot to Build

By Aryn Baker

This City in Iraq Is Coming Together to Save Its Date Palms

By Sam Kimball / Karbala, Iraq
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Climate Change Put World Cup Workers at Risk

Climate change drives migrant laborers to take dangerous jobs in hot countries, like building Qatar's World Cup stadiums.

By Aryn Baker / Doha, Qatar and Nagrain, Nepal

Climate-Proof Towns Are Popping Up Across the U.S.

Planned communities are some of the most weather-resilient places in the country. But not everyone can afford them.

By Ciara Nugent

The Selfish Case for Climate Justice

It may take hearing about the threats to our own self-interest that makes leaders in wealthy countries pay up.

By Justin Worland

The Environmental Impact of Taylor Swift’s Vinyl Albums

Taylor Swift's new release comes with four cover art versions. But collecting them all has a real climate impact.

By Aryn Baker

The Climate Impact of Your Electronics Junk Drawer

We're terrible at disposing of our old, broken, and obsolete electronic products. Those waste hoarding habits are worsening climate damage.

By Emily Barone

Inside a 'Sponge City' to Withstand Floods

This Vienna neighborhood was designed to protect residents from extreme climate change

By Lisa Abend/Vienna

Climate Week NYC Was a Greenwashing Bonanza

September's climate conference in New York was an opportunity for polluting companies to polish their environmental image

By Alejandro de la Garza

Jackson's Water Crisis Is a Climate Justice Wake-Up Call

After heavy flooding, Jackson's mostly Black residents went days without consistent running water. The disparities are hard to ignore.

By Alejandro de la Garza

Rising Seas Will Create a Huge Property Tax Headache

As properties disappear, so will the property taxes they generate. That lost revenue could impact school districts and municipal services.

By Emily Barone

Amid Drought, Spanish Towns Will Ship Water in on Tankers

A utility in northern Spain will import 2 million liters of water a day to keep taps running in four towns

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga/Bloomberg

Zoe, the World's First Named Heat Wave, Arrives in Seville

The Spanish city hopes naming heat waves like the U.S. names hurricanes will keep residents safer

By Ciara Nugent

Homes Made from Straw or Fungi Can Now Get You a Cheaper Mortgage in the Netherlands

Plant-based materials help fight climate change

By Ciara Nugent

To Survive Severe Drought This Summer, California Should Learn From Cape Town's Water Crisis

Almost half the global population will experience “severe water stress” by 2030

By Aryn Baker

A Global Price on Water Might Help Tackle Climate Change

"We still operate the world economy with freshwater largely as a free resource. That's a market failure."

By Ciara Nugent

China Pledges to Plant and Conserve 70 Billion Trees

China announced its plan to fight climate change at Davos 2022. But experts are skeptical.

By Charlie Campbell

Western Architecture Worsens India's Heat

In the face of climate change, architects are looking to the past to design more resilient buildings

By Ciara Nugent
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