The Conversation US6 hours agoSEC's climate disclosure plan could be in trouble after a recent Supreme Court ruling, but a bigger question looms: Does disclosure work?theconversation.com - Lily HsuehThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering requiring publicly traded U.S. companies to disclose the climate-related risks they face. …
The Conversation US1 day agoHow hot is too hot for the human body? Our lab found heat + humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realizetheconversation.com - W. Larry Kenney and Daniel Vecellio and Rachel Cottle and S. Tony WolfHeat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a …
The Conversation US1 day agoAlaska on fire: Thousands of lightning strikes and a warming climate put Alaska on pace for another historic fire seasontheconversation.com - Rick ThomanAlaska is on pace for another historic wildfire year, with its fastest start to the fire season on record. By mid-June 2022, over 1 million acres had …
The Conversation US2 days agoClimate change is making flooding worse: 3 reasons the world is seeing more record-breaking delugestheconversation.com - Frances DavenportHeavy rain combined with melting snow can be a destructive combination. In mid-June 2022, storms dumped up to 5 inches of rain over three days in the …
The Conversation US6 days agoThe Supreme Court has curtailed EPA's power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent a warning to other regulatorstheconversation.com - Patrick ParenteauIn a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama adminstration’s Clean Power Plan …
The Conversation USA water strategy for the parched West: Have cities pay farmers to install more efficient irrigation systemstheconversation.com - Robert Glennon“Are you going to run out of water?” is the first question people ask when they find out I’m from Arizona. The answer is that some people already …
The end of Roe: Expert insights into the Supreme Court's ruling and what's nextBy The Conversation US