Future of Coal Series

Even when it's sitting in storage, coal threatens human health

Sep 14, 2017 01:20 am UTC| Health Nature Economy

President Trump and his appointees have pledged to end what they call the war on coal policies designed to reduce the health and environmental impacts from producing and burning coal, such as toxic air pollution and mine...

6 rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events

Sep 11, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Before Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, there was little doubt that its impact would be devastating and wide-ranging. Unfortunately, Harvey delivered and then some with early estimates of the damage at over...

Extreme weather makes homelessness even worse. Here's how we can help

Sep 11, 2017 14:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Life

The images of Hurricane Harvey in Texas have shown how extreme weather can rob people of their homes. But what about those who have no home to begin with, or whose living situation is already precarious? Almost...

Explainer: after an earthquake, how does a tsunami happen?

Sep 11, 2017 14:35 pm UTC| Nature

Fridays earthquake off Mexico was the largest in that region in over a century, and will add pressure to a region already being battered by several other natural disasters. The earthquake occurred off the west coast of...

Fake news and god's wrath: extreme hurricane politics in the US

Sep 11, 2017 08:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Nature

The devastating scenes of destruction and flooding in the Bahamas and the southern states of the US have captivated the world for many weeks now. Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and Hurricane Jose soon to follow, have stolen...

What Hurricane Harvey says about risk, climate and resilience

Sep 02, 2017 05:17 am UTC| Nature

Hurricane Harvey has taught us many lessons, but the most valuable may be the oldest lesson of all, one we humans have been learning and forgetting since the dawn of time: how much we all have to lose when climate and...

The world protests as Amazon forests are opened to mining

Aug 29, 2017 14:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The Amazon, often described as the lungs of the Earth, is the largest rainforest in the world. Its extraordinary biodiversity and sheer scale has made it a globally significant resource in the fight against climate...