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A woman walks through a flooded street that was caused by high tides and sea level rise due to climate change on September 29th, 2015, in Miami Beach, Florida.

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Climate Disaster Won’t Be Avoided With Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income and Relocation

In the second round of the Democratic debates, Andrew Yang said his platform would provide Americans with the resources they need to adapt to climate change.

Kate Wheeling

Amid a heat wave, beachgoers pack their belongings near the end of day at Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach, California, on July 21st, 2018.

A Report on ‘Killer Heat’ Reiterates How Climate Change Puts Vulnerable Populations at the Greatest Risk

The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that extreme heat days will become more frequent and severe if carbon emissions continue at current levels.

Kelley Czajka

Sea ice on the northwestern coast of Greenland.

Environment

The Arctic Ocean’s Sea Ice Hit Record Low Levels This June

Researchers at the Polar Science Center recently released their monthly PIOMAS model of the sea ice volume average in the Arctic for the month of June—and it revealed a grim decline.

Gloria Dickie

A school of fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on January 15th, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Environment

How Bleached Coral Reefs Permanently Change Local Fish Communities

A new study found that bleached reefs had fewer predators such as snappers and groupers and more plant-eating fish such as parrotfish and rabbitfish.

John C. Cannon

A view from Frutillar, Chile, showing volcanic lightning and lava spewed from the Calbuco volcano on April 23rd, 2015.

Environment

What Can Volcanoes Teach Us About Climate Change?

In an attempt to predict how massively elevated carbon dioxide levels will affect life on Earth, scientists are turning to volcanoes.

Cassie Freund

A Sri Lankan stilt fisherman works on his pole in the southern town of Galle.

Environment

‘There’s No Fish to Catch’: Global Warming Upends Traditional Livelihoods in Sri Lanka

Two separate studies highlight Sri Lanka's increased risk to changing weather patterns that are driving extensive changes in both living standards and livelihoods.

Dilrukshi Handunnetti