Climate Change Archives

Children and students participate in a #FridaysForFuture climate protest on March 15th, 2019, in Berlin, Germany.

Environment

Fear-Based Climate Appeals Can Be Counterproductive

New research suggests that environmental groups can persuade more people by focusing on a positive attitude toward climate action.

Tom Jacobs

Maersk's new ice-class container vessel, Venta Maersk, loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics, arrives at the port of Saint Petersburg on September 28th, 2018, becoming the first container ship to navigate the Russian Arctic as the ice pack melts and recedes.

Environment

A Proposed Railway in the Arctic Has Investors Excited—and Indigenous Groups Terrified

Many Scandinavians are hoping that disappearing Arctic ice will lead to an economic boom—but the Sámi people are worried that multinational infrastructure projects will eliminate their livelihood.

Gloria Dickie

Young Spanish climate activists take part in a demonstration in Barcelona, Spain, on May 24th, 2019, as part of global protests demanding action against global warming.

Do Climate Marches Encourage Others to Take Action?

When it comes to changing people's perceptions, a study suggests that the climate movement may be different from other causes.

Leah Dunlevy

Environment

We Need Long-Term Ecological Research More Than Ever. Who’s Going to Pay for It?

The information gathered in long-term studies helps scientists see how climate change is affecting our planet, yet money often goes to shorter-term projects.

Taran Volckhausen

Democratic presidential candidate Washington Governor Jay Inslee talks with solar workers at a home where they recently installed solar panels on May 2nd, 2019, in San Francisco, California.

Environment

Jay Inslee Is the Self-Proclaimed 2020 Climate Candidate—but His Own State’s Activists Are Skeptical

Inslee hasn't been perfect on climate. It also seems he's now learning from his old mistakes.

Sharon Zhang

Nationalism and climate change, Easter Island

What If Climate Change and Rising Nationalism Both Had the Same Solution?

Countries riven by inequality and xenophobia won't be resilient to climate change—which means that the fight against nationalism and the fight against global warming are actually one and the same.

Louise Fabiani

Strong winds blow sand at a wind farm in the Coachella Valley on May 6th, 2019, in Palm Springs, California. California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment found that temperatures of the inland deserts of Southern California, including the Coachella Valley, are expected to continue climbing. According to the report, average daily highs could increase as much as 14 degrees this century if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

Viewfinder: Temperatures Continue Climbing in California’s Inland Deserts

According to California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment, average daily highs in the state's inland deserts could increase as much as 14 degrees this century if greenhouse gas emissions keep rising.

Pacific Standard Staff