Attention to the emotional effects of climate change has previously been focused on people working on the problem. In the last few years, for example, organizations working on climate change have...
Photo credit: Marcus Kauffman Severe weather events are among the most visible, tangible ways that people witness or experience climate change. While scientists have in the past been unable to tie...
Photo: “Station Fire” 8/30/2009 looking east from Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles. Credit: Bruce Leiserowitz California is experiencing a historic wildfire season. Six fires are burning...
Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes recorded in recent history, is making its way toward the US just as we are starting to understand the enormity of the Hurricane Harvey...
In the United States, extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard. Over seven thousand Americans succumbed to the impacts of extreme heat exposure between 1999 and 2009....
A new scientific study reveals for the first time what the world thinks about climate change and why. Using data from the 2007-2008 Gallup World Poll, conducted in 119 countries, we identified the...