The idyllic Micronesian island of Kiribati, next door to French Polynesia (Tahiti) and boasting one of the largest marine sanctuaries in the world, is a tropical paradise. It’s hard to believe that its people are expected to become some of the world’s first climate change…
“Climate gentrification,” coined by Harvard’s Jesse Keenan, refers to the accelerated swell of housing costs after a storm or fire razes lower-income communities and developers rush in to erect “resilient luxury housing.” It’s also when residents of expensive coastal…
A few days into 2019, ClimateAdam is in the early stages of Veganuary
The US teamed up with Saudi Arabia and Russia to challenge language embracing a landmark global warming report at the COP24 global climate summit in Poland this weekend. The outlying countries wanted to “note” the report’s existence, rather than “welcome” the report,…
Greenhouse gas emissions are accelerating like a “speeding freight train” in 2018, rising for the 5 straight years, according to 1 of 2 new studies published this week as climate talks continue in Poland.
This week's UN climate talks in Katowice, Poland have kicked off with some sobering statements.
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy has an unambiguous message on climate change and its impact: “Climate change is really the greatest public health threat of our time.” During a Bloomberg American Health Summit discussion on Nov. 30 with her former EPA colleague, Tom…
While Americans were out shopping on Black Friday, the US government dropped a massive report that roundly contradicts President Trump’s stance on climate change, The Atlantic reported.
In a season of hurricanes, wildfires, gun violence and the still-churning opioid epidemic, the list of problems afflicting health in the US seems long—and short on answers. But public health professionals, policymakers and other experts are developing new strategies for…
To engage people on issues like climate change, vaccines or GMOs, scientists might look to Swift, Voltaire or Jon Stewart. That’s what Guillaume Chapron and 3 co-authors did in their climate change warning to Earth, telling the planet to change its ways. Their approach,…
