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Would Jim Bridenstine Be a Down to Earth NASA Administrator?
Let’s get right to it. Understanding the dynamics of our Earth, including disasters like hurricanes and droughts, has never seemed more important. As if on cue, we have a confirmation hearing for the...
View ArticleHow Science Can Help Us Better Prepare for Wildfires: Insights from a NASA...
In the midst of the catastrophic wildfires of Northern California that have claimed 41 lives and either destroyed or damaged more than 5,700 buildings, I wanted to know where the cutting edge of...
View ArticleWhat is the National Climate Assessment? The Most Comprehensive Report on...
The amount of scientific research and brainpower that goes into the National Climate Assessment is kind of astonishing. Scratch that. It’s really astonishing. This report is on my mind because the...
View ArticlePruitt Squirming away from the Weight of Climate Evidence
Since taking office, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has shifted how he talks about climate change. You may have heard that he recently suggested that global warming might actually be a good thing. If...
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Proposed Budget Cuts to NASA’s Earth Science Division Are Damaging for All of Us
I think it is safe to say that no other part of our government inspires as much excitement among the American public as NASA does. Kids across the country dress up as NASA astronauts each Halloween and...
View ArticleWhy NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System Matters
Future funding for NASA’s Carbon Monitoring System (CMS) was recently cancelled, leaving the important program in jeopardy unless Congress takes action soon. Why is the Carbon Monitoring System...
View ArticleThe Importance of Briefing NASA Deputy Administrator Nominee on the Latest...
At his Senate nomination hearing yesterday, when asked whether he agrees with the scientific consensus that climate is changing and humans are the dominant cause, NASA Deputy Administrator nominee...
View ArticleWill Happer, a Climate Science Denier, Joins the White House
News broke Tuesday that Dr. William Happer, a skeptic of climate science and professor emeritus of Physics at Princeton University, has joined the National Security Council, directing an emerging...
View ArticleUnderstanding 1.5°C: The IPCC’s Forthcoming Special Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – an international body that develops non-policy prescriptive climate science assessments for decisionmakers – is currently compiling a Special...
View ArticleHeat Extremes at 1.5°C and 2°C Warming
A key feature of the new IPCC report is its look into how climate change impacts are likely to be different at 1.5°C and 2°C warming above pre-industrial levels. A comparative look at heat extremes at...
View ArticleWhat is the Fourth National Climate Assessment?
The congressionally-mandated Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) is the culmination of an enormous effort by the U.S. government and scientists from a variety of sectors to provide the U.S....
View ArticleThe National Climate Assessment Provides Exactly the Information the...
Dr. Andrew Rosenberg, director for the Center for Science and Democracy here at UCS, and Dr. Rachel Licker co-authored this blog post. The federal government delivered to Congress and the American...
View ArticleClimate Change and Human Health – The Win-Win of Tackling Air Pollution
The World Health Organization estimates that an alarming 7 million people die prematurely each year as a result of air pollution. To help tackle this issue, this year’s World Environment Day (June 5)...
View Article5 Great Public Health Resources for Dealing With Extreme Heat
As a new mom, I’ve had to think about heat safety in many new ways since pregnant women and young children are among the most vulnerable to extreme heat. While I was pregnant, my neighborhood lost...
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An October Heat Wave Bakes the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Is This Our Future?
As I write this, an air conditioning repairman is on his way to my house as the fan broke a couple of days ago. Normally at this time of year we could wait to get it fixed, but it’s going to be...
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How to Keep US South Safe from COVID-19 and Scorching Heat, Even as Some...
A massive, unseasonable heatwave is forecast to hit much of the Southern United States this week. Many of the states that are forecast to be hit are also places whose economies are either already...
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The Trump Administration’s Ban on International Students Hurts Us All
Heartbroken. Angry. Enraged. These are a few of the things I am feeling after reading about the Trump Administration’s new policy for international students trying to obtain an education in the U.S....
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New UCS Climate Analysis Too Hot to Work Shows Mounting Risks to Outdoor...
The people who pick our food, the people who rescue us when we endure an emergency, the people who build the homes that we live in—we are constantly benefiting from the efforts of the roughly 32...
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What Danger Season Looks Like in the Midwest
If there’s one region of the country that has been Exhibit A this year for summer-turned-Danger Season, it’s the Midwest. The warm season began with an incredibly unseasonable heatwave, smashing...
View ArticleThe Overturning of Roe V. Wade and When We Stop Governing with Facts
Despite being born in the 80’s in New York, as a Jew and the daughter of a German mother born in 1943, I grew up in the shadow of World War II and the destructive power that humanity is capable of....
View ArticleHow Is Climate Change Affecting Winter Storms in the US?
With extreme winter weather breaking out across the United States this week, a question in many people’s minds is—how is climate change affecting winter storms? I had the good fortune to chat about...
View ArticleDanger Season in South America: Climate Change Brings Unbelievable Record Heat
While a record-setting Arctic cold blast gripped the US, a record-setting heatwave has enveloped parts of South America for much of the last few months. When we are in the midst of brutal winter...
View Article“Temporada de peligro” en Sudamérica: El cambio climático rompe los récords...
Traducido del inglés por Felipe Castro Mientras una ola de frío ártico sin precedentes se apoderaba de Estados Unidos, una ola de calor sin precedentes se extendía por partes de Sudamérica durante...
View ArticleCongress Needs to Carefully Chart NOAA’s Path Forward
In the US, when we check our local weather forecast, when our communities are recovering from an extreme weather event, or when our fisherfolk are at sea catching food, we are benefitting from the...
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