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Some of the Most Drastic Risks From Climate Change Are Routinely Excluded From Economic Models, Says Study
Economic models are missing huge future risks from climate change, in part because no one knows how to quantify them, says a new study.
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Two Years Into COVID-19, the City That Never Sleeps Returns to Waking Up Early
Higher electricity usage in NYC homes reflects the “new normal,” and raises concerns about winter energy costs.
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What Tropical Trees Can Teach Us About the Environment
PhD student Rose Oelkers discusses her work in the Amazon and what we can learn from the trees if we listen closely.
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Too Little, Too Late: Study Examines Why the Endangered Species Act Fails
Most species are not receiving protection until their populations are precariously small, thus dimming their prospects of recovery.
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Short Film Captures the Story of a Just Energy Transition in Tonawanda, NY
Directed by a former Earth Institute postdoc, the documentary shows how residents pushed for justice and dignity when two major coal plants closed down.
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Here’s What We Know About How Climate Change Fuels Hurricanes
When Hurricane Ian hit Florida, it was one of the United States’ most powerful hurricanes on record, and it followed a two-week string of massive, devastating storms around the world.
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Preparing for Volcanic Eruptions at Okmok Volcano, Alaska
Researchers are working at a remote ranch in the Aleutians, commuting by helicopter to the brim of a volcano to perform maintenance on their monitoring equipment.
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Catching the Next Eruption of Axial Volcano
Diary entries from a research expedition that deployed seismometers on the ocean floor in hopes of recording the next eruption of a submarine volcano.
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The Energy Transition Needs to Be Climate-Proofed
Increasingly extreme weather has the potential to derail renewable energy projects — but there are a few things we can do to keep moving forward.
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