The project report is being launched this week, and so I am able to share the scenarios and some of the methodology here.
Environment
Our Overuse of Salt Is a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
Human activities, such as deicing roads, are disrupting the natural salt cycle on a global scale, report researchers.
Human activities, such as deicing roads, are disrupting the natural salt cycle on a global scale, report researchers.
Global Warming Slices & Dices Greenland
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is a major predictor of sea level rise.
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet is a major predictor of sea level rise.
What Abandoning Fossil Fuels Could Look Like in the Arab World
The researcher Hamza Hamouchene outlines a path toward a clean energy future without "green colonialism."
The researcher Hamza Hamouchene outlines a path toward a clean energy future without “green colonialism.”
How Ocean Pollution Affects Humans and Marine Life Alike
Pollution in the ocean is pervasive. Estimates suggest that there are 5.25 trillion individual pieces of plastic in the ocean — a number that is nearly impossible for the human mind to fathom.
Pollution in the ocean is pervasive. Estimates suggest that there are 5.25 trillion individual pieces of plastic in the ocean — a number that is nearly impossible for the human mind to fathom.
Treaty Negotiations to Reduce Plastic Waste Are Stuck in Low Gear
Studies show that plastic causes harm in all stages of its life cycle, from production through use and disposal.
Studies show that plastic causes harm in all stages of its life cycle, from production through use and disposal.
What the Collapse of Home Insurance Companies in the United States Tells Us About Climate Change
When a sector as important as insurance can no longer assume the responsibility of protecting us from all kinds of eventualities because the numbers don’t add up, we know we have a problem.
When a sector as important as insurance can no longer assume the responsibility of protecting us from all kinds of eventualities because the numbers don’t add up, we know we have a problem.
Forget Dystopian Scenarios – AI Is Pervasive Today, and the Risks Are Often Hidden
The turmoil at ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, bookended by the board of directors firing high-profile CEO Sam Altman on Nov. 17, 2023, and rehiring him just four days later, has put a spotlight on artificial intelligence safety and concerns about the rapid development of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. AGI is loosely defined as human-level intelligence across a range of tasks.
The turmoil at ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, bookended by the board of directors firing high-profile CEO Sam Altman on Nov. 17, 2023, and rehiring him just four days later, has put a spotlight on artificial intelligence safety and concerns about the rapid development of artificial general intelligence, or AGI. AGI is loosely defined as human-level intelligence across a range of tasks.
Forests Will Offer Mammals Refuge as Climate Warms
As the climate warms, forest cover will become increasingly important for wildlife conservation, researchers report.
As the climate warms, forest cover will become increasingly important for wildlife conservation, researchers report.
Making This Year The Greenest Holiday Season Ever
What can I do to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem this year?
What can I do to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem this year?
Lizards, Fish and Other Species Are Evolving With Climate Change, but Not Fast Enough
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.
Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.
Nonstop Dredging Kept the Mississippi River Open This Year, but Moving Mountains of Sand Creates Its Own Problems
Alternating extremes of heavy rainfall and drought are making it harder for the Army Corps of Engineers — which must by law maintain the Mississippi River for commerce, including the transportation of grain — to predict and plan a multi-million-dollar practice of constant dredging. In the upper reaches of the navigable part of the river, a narrow landscape makes it difficult to find a place for dredged sand. Now, the continuous flow of sediment is straining old storage agreements.
Alternating extremes of heavy rainfall and drought are making it harder for the Army Corps of Engineers — which must by law maintain the Mississippi River for commerce, including the transportation of grain — to predict and plan a multi-million-dollar practice of constant dredging. In the upper reaches of the navigable part of the river, a narrow landscape makes it difficult to find a place for dredged sand. Now, the continuous flow of sediment is straining old storage agreements.
Why Tenants Struggle More in the Wake of Hurricanes
“There's so many ways that renters are screwed.”
“There’s so many ways that renters are screwed.”
Extreme Weather Cost $80 Billion This Year. The True Price Is Far Higher.
The U.S. saw 25 billion-dollar weather disasters this year — more than ever before. Next year could be worse.
The U.S. saw 25 billion-dollar weather disasters this year — more than ever before. Next year could be worse.
Opinion: Keep Capitalism Out of Conservation
Efforts to put an economic value on nature are meant to garner support for saving it. But is that the wisest approach?
Efforts to put an economic value on nature are meant to garner support for saving it. But is that the wisest approach?
Q&A: The Connection Between Buffalo Restoration and Native Liberation
Mahpiya Ile Win, also known as Elsie DuBray, grew up on a buffalo ranch in South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation. She told us about the near extermination of buffalo by white settlers and how their comeback is linked to Native liberation.
Mahpiya Ile Win, also known as Elsie DuBray, grew up on a buffalo ranch in South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation. She told us about the near extermination of buffalo by white settlers and how their comeback is linked to Native liberation.