COP23 Environment Why It’s Vital for the U.N. to Agree on a Plan for Loss and Damage Advocates say an agreement on Loss and Damage is crucial for less-wealthy countries. But where's the cash? Eric J. Lyman
COP23 Environment What You Leave Behind When You Relocate After Climate Change In the wake of Cyclone Winston, nearly every village on Koro Island is relocating further inland. Kate Wheeling
Environment Viewfinder: Flash Floods Hit Greece A man helps evacuate a woman from a flooded street in Mandra, Greece, on November 16th, 2017. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment Can Innovative Knowledge Systems Help Cities Prepare for Natural Disasters? Recent extreme weather events show how the outdated and imperfect information systems used by cities exacerbates the devastation. Clark Miller, Thaddeus R. Miller & Tischa Muñoz-Erickson
Environment Nineteen Nations Vow to Phase Out Coal at U.N. Climate Conference Officials from the alliance hope to more than double their number by next year's meeting. Emily Moon
Environment Backed by Industry Cash, the House Committee on Natural Resources Hands the Public Lands to Oil and Gas Interests Nineteen Republicans voted the Secure American Energy Act out of committee this month. They've collectively received millions from oil and gas interests. Jimmy Tobias
Environment A Rare ‘Medicane’ Is Forming in Europe Right Now As the globe continues to warm, these weird Mediterranean hurricanes will only become more intense. Eric Holthaus
COP23 Environment Chatting With Fijians About Climate Change: ‘Sixty Years, and This Will Be All Under Water’ The rainy season seems to have arrived early in Western Fiji, but not every farmer is relieved. Kate Wheeling
COP23 Environment Searching for Potable Water in the ‘Salad Bowl’ of Fiji Fiji's Sigatoka River valley has been spared from the drought besetting Western Fiji, but the farmers still lack consistent access to potable water. Kate Wheeling
COP23 Environment America’s Mortifying Performance at the Bonn Climate Talks The U.S. delegation pushed nuclear and coal. The rest of the world rolled its eyes. Bob Berwyn