Pulitzer Center creates climate change lesson plans
Lesson plans at all levels, from the Pulitzer Center in partnership with The New York Times, help share info about climate change.
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Much of the internet could soon be under water
The physical internet—cables, data centers, etc.—is threatened in coastal cities: climate change & rising sea levels could drown it.
NASA says 2017 was 2nd-hottest year on record
Earth's climate is changing, and temperatures, especially in the Arctic, are getting hotter—by about 1°C since the 1950s.
Weather alerts and school cancellations in US, Europe
Wintry weather, esp. extreme cold, has caused traffic accidents and resulted in school closures across the Northern Hemisphere.
Jet stream changes linked to more severe weather
The North American jet stream has undergone significant changes over the past 1,000 years, but most data only look at it from about 1979.
Feds: It’s clear humans cause climate change
The govt. released a blockbuster report that says, without question, human activity is responsible for most global warming.
Money in the bank but still broke in Puerto Rico
Cash is king, but in Puerto Rico, much of which is still without power, it has become the queen, jester, and pauper as well.
Hurricane Maria knocks out all power in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico took a direct hit from Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm at the time. It's been downgraded, but the entire island is without power.
Biodiversity helps ecosystems survive climate change
Biodiversity is being lost in recent decades as species become extinct. Yet ecosystems that have higher biodiversity tend to survive better in our changing climate.
How is lung cancer like Hurricane Harvey?
We didn't deny the connection between long-term smoking and lung cancer. Why do we continue to deny the effect of climate change on weather?