Climate
Coverage of the climate crisis, extreme weather, and the fight for a livable future.
The Inaction of Climate Change Mitigation
The Inaction of Climate Change Mitigation
Latest in Climate
Beating the Heat
Louisiana Rising Climate Crisis
How Heat Waves Are Impacting the US
How Heat Waves Are Impacting the US
Vulnerability to Heat Waves
How Heat Waves Are Impacting the US
Climate Wave Hits
Who's Getting Burned — and How Not to Get Scorched
From the End of Heat Waves to the Beginning of Climate Change Equality
From the End of Heat Waves to the Beginning of Climate Change Equality
Climate Change Strikes at Vulnerable Communities
Climate Change Strikes at Vulnerable Communities
How Heatwaves Are Deepening America's Inequality Crisis
How Heatwaves Are Deepening America's Inequality Crisis
Cold to Crisis
Climate Adaptation & Justice in the Last Frontier
Vulnerable Communities and How Climate Change Affects Them The Most
Vulnerable Communities and How Climate Change Affects Them The Most
An Energetic Look at the Widespread Heatwave Across the United States
How 60% more heat-related outages past 10 years; ISO New England $65 to $1,110/MWh; solar-powered cooling centers
Heat Island and Hot Spot Factors and Mitigation Solutions
How 169/175 US cities: people of color higher heat island intensity; asphalt causes severe burns; green roofs/white concrete solutions
Heat Is Not Equal: Protecting the Communities Most at Risk
How 110M Americans affected by extreme heat; low-income neighborhoods fewer trees/more pavement; cities focus cooling on wealthier areas
Heatwaves: the Hole in Your Pocket
How minority areas 4x more likely blackout; utility payments up 38% for <$50K/year; renewable energy 25% U.S. electricity 2023
Climate Change As A Symbol of Inequality
How developing world contributes 1/10 GHG emissions but bears greatest brunt; permafrost methane release; 30X30 agreement
Heat Waves and Power Grids: A National Meltdown
How 70% U.S. grid over 25 years old; Texas solar/wind 1/3 grid needs; peak costs $2,400/MWh
The Damage of Heat Waves
How worldwide heatwaves 500K deaths yearly; Mott Haven 8°F hotter than Upper West Side; Black residents 2x heat stroke deaths
Climate Change vs US Power Grid
How 190M Americans impacted; electricity prices spike 2000% during peak; older adults/outdoor workers most vulnerable
Voices Left in the Heat
How extreme heat deadliest disaster (passes hurricanes/floods/wildfires); communities become climate responders
Heatwaves and Power Grids in the United States: A Crisis Expanded
How 80% major outages from weather; 2014-2023 outages double 2000-2009; AI data centers 12% power by 2030
A Burning Nation: A Call For Climate Justice in America
How NY energy costs $2,400/MWh; 240M Americans feel dangerous heat; rural America overlooked
America's Grid isn't Ready for Extreme Heat, Yet.
How 37% electricity demand increase from cooling; Demand Response shifts usage; grid failures caused Camp Fire/Smokehouse Creek
Emerging Issue: Energy and Infrastructure
How AI energy demand 12% by 2030; NYC $100 to $2400/MWh; Big Beautiful Bill removes solar tax credits
Record Breaking Numbers: How Recent Temperature Surges Exacerbate Climate Injustice
How 190M Americans threatened; mortality rates up 117% since 1990s; 2025 second-highest temps on record
Heatwaves Hit Hardest for Vulnerable Communities—What Can Be Done?
How elderly 65+ majority heat deaths; outdoor workers 35x more illnesses; redlined areas 12°F warmer
The Hidden Burden of Heat: How Extreme Temperatures Unfairly Affect Vulnerable U.S. Communities
How 190M Americans affected; rural communities older median age intensifies heat susceptibility
A Team Effort: How Heat Wave Solutions Could Reduce Inequality
How heat islands reveal wealth gaps; NYC digital tree request platform; third spaces for cooling
The Deadly Heat
How 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome killed 72 in Multnomah County; 11.5M rural Americans at high heat vulnerability
Heatwaves Continue Across America; Hitting the Underprivileged the Hardest
How NY energy prices $2,400/MWh; redlining since 1930s affects people of color most; cooling centers access inequitable
The Bigger Picture
How Virginia drawbridge heat malfunction; 39.9M in dangerous heat levels; 2023 analysis: 20M deaths linked to hot days/bad air
Migrant Labor & the Toll of Climate Change
How H.R. 1 excludes labor protections for undocumented outdoor workers; OSHA national heat standard needed
Widespread U.S. Heatwave & Grid Stress
How heat claims more lives than tornadoes/floods combined; elderly live alone without check-ins
Heat Waves Drastically Slow Down U.S Power Grid: What's Next?
How extreme heat cost U.S. $162B in 2024; natural gas turbines 25% less efficient; graphene-copper wiring solution
Heat Waves In Rural Communities And The Potential Effects They May Have
How 46M rural Americans lack healthcare access; NWS hundreds of meteorologists left after DOGE cuts
The Silent Toll of Heatwaves on America's Most Vulnerable
How AI server farms 12% power demand by 2030; Fontana CA Hispanic laborers face heat + pollution
Heatwaves & Inequality
How Minnesota reaches 90s in May; Trump cuts NOAA/LIHEAP/CDC climate programs
Beyond the Thermometer: Reimagining Cities for a Hotter Future
How South San Jose 30-acre wildfire; trees reduce temps 10°F; 190M Americans impacted
Specific Solutions to Mitigate the Impact of Heat Waves
How LIHEAP generalizes millions; need localized cooling centers and green infrastructure
Can America's Infrastructure & Energy Adapt to the Heat?
How 190M+ Americans affected; Eastern US demand at all-time highs; rural communities most at risk
Heatwaves in Brazil: Increased Mortality and "AdaptaCidades" Policy Plan
How Brazil 127M experienced 100°F+ heat; AdaptaCidades plan R$18M investment
The U.S. is Leaving Our Most Vulnerable to Die in the Heat, and It's a Choice.
How 2018 South Korea 1,000 heat deaths; urban heat islands 10-15°F hotter; homeless deaths skyrocket
How Vulnerable Communities Are Coping With The Heat and What Policies Can Help
How heat deadliest weather hazard; older adults/outdoor workers/low-income most vulnerable
Heat Surges Affecting Power Grids
How 195 countries extreme heat days doubled; England 1,600% price spike; Spokane shut off power 2021
Flawed Energy Infrastructure and Extreme Heat in the US: Technology is Heating Up
How Texas grid isolated from neighbors; data centers use 60% Silicon Valley Power
Extreme Heat Climate Adaptation & Justice
How NOAA: heat waves increasing every decade; Urban Heat Island from industrialization
Scorched: The 2025 Heatwave Wake-Up Call
How Death Valley 129.2°F June record; PJM peak demand 160 GW; Long Island $7000/MWh
Heat in the Shadows: How Heat Waves are Harming Rural Americans
How 66.3M rural Americans lack cooling infrastructure; NC only state with county-specific heat programs
Man-Made Heat: Addressing the Energy Impacts of Rising Temperatures in the US
How June 2025 heat wave 5x more likely for 69M Americans; 60% more heat-related outages
Amazon at a Crossroads: The Economics of Brazil's Deforestation Dilemma
How Amazon 5.5M km², absorbs 2B tons CO2; 10K km² cut yearly; 80% from cattle
The Tongass National Forest Can Fight Climate Change–It Just Needs Its Own Protection First
How Tongass largest US forest; trees 800+ years; 30% western salmon catch