Does That Restaurant Rate 4 Stars? Sure—on a Sunny Day
New research finds online restaurant reviews are influenced by the weather.
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Warm Januaries and Cold Julys: Climate Doesn’t Affect Human Migration Patterns
When it comes to migration, it's all about economics and proximity.
Atlanta Is Dying: Young, Smart People Are Fleeing Georgia’s Capital City
Why can't The ATL keep more than 50 percent of Georgia Tech’s graduates? It's about aspiration, not place-failure.
Here Come the Hurricanes: The 9 Best Stories on How They Affect Policy and People
We’ve rounded up some of the best reporting on hurricanes and what happens after they’re over—from inept planning to police abuses to waste and misspending during the recovery.
The Cheapest Way to Fight Climate Change? Block Out the Sun
This summer, the volume and extent of arctic sea ice fell to the lowest level on record; America…
Pushing Past the Taboo of Climate Adaptation
Shunned in the past as trumping mitigation, the issue of climate adaptation is now receiving serious attention.
From Siberia to the Tropics with a Thermometer
Marine biologist Steve Katz has tapped a Russian family's multigenerational measurements of the temperature of a Siberian lake to explain how climate there is part of climate everywhere.
Crazy Weather and Climate: Do Dots Connect?
In an interview with Miller-McCune.com, meteorologist Kevin Trenberth examines the world’s recently wacky weather and whether it’s a sign of climate change or just routine variability.
A Compensation for Cold Weather: Higher IQs
New research finds that within the U.S., those states with cooler temperatures tend to have populations with higher IQs.
Can Hurricanes Be Predicted Decades in Advance?
The rapidly growing field of paleotempestology lays the foundation for reliable hurricane predictions a decade or more into the future.