Category: Communicating on Climate

Scientists improve estimates of climate-warming methane from wetlands in Northern Europe

Scientists improve estimates of climate-warming methane from wetlands in Northern Europe
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By Toni Klemm 2024 was the hottest year on record for planet Earth, with most of the warming coming from human activities that release climate-warming greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide (CO2) or methane (CH4), into the air. Nature around us โ€“ for example, trees and soils โ€“ can absorb these gases and act as a … Continue reading Scientists improve estimates of climate-warming methane from wetlands in Northern Europe

Behind the Flames: Understanding Californiaโ€™s Wildfire Crisis

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byย Paulina ฤ†wik Californiaโ€™s identity is increasingly tied to wildfires - catastrophic events that claim lives, destroy property, and upend ecosystems annually. While fire has always been a natural part of the stateโ€™s ecology, the unprecedented scale and intensity of recent events highlight the growing crisis. At the heart of Californiaโ€™s wildfire problem are the powerful … Continue reading Behind the Flames: Understanding Californiaโ€™s Wildfire Crisis

Climate Communication Insights from Cooperative Extension Professionals

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by Scott Hershberger In addition to research and education, U.S. land-grant universities have a third mission: bringing the institutionโ€™s research and resources into its stateโ€™s communities. The Cooperative Extension Service fulfills this mission, with a presence in nearly all of the countryโ€™s 3,000 counties. Extension professionals provide their local communities with timely, geographically specific scientific … Continue reading Climate Communication Insights from Cooperative Extension Professionals

Balancing Act: Navigating Environmental Considerations For Renewable Energy Development

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by Claire Burch Balancing Act: Navigating Environmental Considerations For Renewable Energy Development Nestled in central Kansas is Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, a key stopover point for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl in the United States. It is one of only 41 "Wetlands of International Importance" in the United States, which is a designation that protects rare, … Continue reading Balancing Act: Navigating Environmental Considerations For Renewable Energy Development

Communicating science in a divided world

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by Lindsey Middleton Science is a reliable way to learn information. With science, we can interrogate old ideas, test whether findings can be explained on a larger scale, and build predictions that anyone with the same instruments can verify. But what if I told you that scientists are just as susceptible to illogical thinking as … Continue reading Communicating science in a divided world

What do climate models tell us about the future of ridges over the pacific northwest?

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Graham Taylor In mid-June of 2021, weather forecasters in the Pacific Northwest saw an extraordinary area of high pressure build in the upper atmosphere weeks out in weather models. Given the decaying accuracy of weather models more than a week or so in the future, this potentially record breaking feature was assumed to be part … Continue reading What do climate models tell us about the future of ridges over the pacific northwest?