News in Brief A Look at the Beauty of — and Dangers Facing — America’s Coasts Photos from the various sites chosen for the NOAA’s coastal resiliency grants. By Jared Keller On Wednesday, the… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What the World Needs Now Is Climate-Conscious Cohorts Germany, Canada, and California need to act together to combat climate change. By Deborah Gordon Angela Merkel and… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Where People Don’t Believe in Global Warming Americans seem to conflate local temperatures with global trends, researchers find. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Khuroshvili Ilya/Flickr) The… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Preparing Texas for the Next Big Hurricane Scientists believe extreme weather events in and around Houston could cripple the nation’s economy. On Monday, new legislation… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Is Our Fear of Nuclear Energy Overblown? One researcher argues that the dangers are exaggerated, but the nuclear industry has much bigger problems than our… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Great Barrier Reef Just Suffered Its Worst Coral Die-Off on Record In the northern region of the Great Barrier Reef, about 67 percent of the corals have died over… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What Happens When You Remove a Dam? And what comes in their wake. By Francie Diep Nearly 90 years after it was dammed, New York’s… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Warm Ocean Water Is Melting East Antarctica From Below A new study confirms the existence of deep sea channels that help eat away at the Totten Ice… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Can Post-Apocalyptic Art Be a Force for Social Change? In the wake of deindustrialization and climate change, a group of social media-friendly artists are making images of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Giraffes Are Facing a Silent Extinction The giraffe’s place on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List has jumped two spots… Pacific Standard Staff