[Commentary by Tim Reckmeyer] Human-caused global climate change is one of the most complex issues facing society today. It is a global problem felt on local scales that cuts across… Read More
What happens in Texas doesn’t stay in Texas
Category Communication
Texas scientists: Power outages show why Texas must prepare for climate change
Last week, ice, snow and record-breaking cold left millions across Texas without electricity, heat or water, and with homes damaged or destroyed. Roughly 4 million homes and up to 15… Read More
BIG ARTS Talking Points to address individual action on climate change
Climate change — sometimes referred to as global warming — has gone from a speculative concern to a widely-accepted scientific fact. Governments from the national to the local level are… Read More
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe: Talking Climate in a Polarized Environment
Join Katharine Hayhoe for the opening plenary for CCL’s February 2021 Regional Conferences as she untangles the science behind how our beliefs shape our identity and highlights the key role… Read More
How to Advocate for Climate Change
Climate change is an issue that impacts everyone, especially children. The impacts can be seen first-hand, as the planet warms, and human fingerprints are all over the consequences: bigger, stronger… Read More
On GPS: Texas’s climate catastrophe (CNN)
Fareed asks Texas-based climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe why a winter storm in the state was so damaging. Can the world prepare for such extreme weather? Click here to watch the… Read More
Why communication is critical to tackling the climate crisis
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and professor at Texas Tech University, where she is co-director of the Climate Science Center. Her research focuses on understanding what the climate crisis… Read More
The 10-minute interview: Katharine Hayhoe on Science Moms fighting climate change
Some 85 million women in the United States are mothers. Moms tend to be significantly more worried about climate change than the general public, but they aren’t confident about their… Read More
Weather Q&A: Understanding Climate Change with Katharine Hayhoe
Meteorologist Kristen Currie speaks with popular science communicator Katharine Hayhoe Ph.D about how climate change is impacting Texas. Read the full article here.
Science mom: UW scientist joins campaign to teach fellow mothers about climate change
As a climate scientist, Tracey Holloway has spent two decades thinking about future projections: How much heat-trapping gas will the atmosphere contain in 2030? How warm will the planet be… Read More