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Green at Corporate Headquarters...But Brown in Washington?
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This article by Lisa Palmer from the May 15, 2013 issue of the YALE Forum on Climate Change & the Media asks the question, "How do large corporations positioning themselves as leaders in environmental sustainability handle differences with their Washington trade associations’ opposition to climate and energy policies to cut carbon emissions?"
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Looking Back to See Forward: Top Climate Change Stories of 2012
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Author: Lisa Palmer January 9, 2013, the YALE forum on Climate Change & the Media. A look back on a landmark study, weird weather, Greenland’s ice sheet melt, and other highlights that shaped climate change science news last year.
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Adaptation: How can cities be “climate-proofed”?
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This article by Eric Klineberg appeared in the New Yorker on Jan. 7, 2013. It discusses the work of cities to protect people, businesses, and critical infrastructure against weather-related calamities.
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Will Politicians Actually Heed the Lessons of Sandy?
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An essay by Clark A. Miller that describes the vulnerabilities of the US infrastructure to dramatic climate events such as the destructive hurricane that overpowered New York City. Miller discusses the role that politics will play in addressing similar events in the future.
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The Social Cost of Carbon: How to Do the Math?
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New York Times Green Blog post by Joanna M. Foster on how to calculate the costs of carbon and the impacts of climate change on future generations.
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Business As Usual No Longer Viable for Managing U.S. Army Corps Water Infrastructure
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News release posted on October 4th, 2012 by News from the National Academies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces an “unsustainable situation” in maintaining its national water projects at acceptable levels of performance, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report suggests expanding revenues and strengthening partnerships among the private and public sectors as options to manage the Corps’ aging water infrastructure, which includes levees and dams.
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Weather Extremes Leave Parts of U.S. Grid Buckling
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This article by Matthew L. Wald and John Schwartz appeared on the front page of the New York Times in July of 2012. It describes how extreme weather is taxing the U.S. infrastructure.
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Drought Parches Over Half of U.S.
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"If this year's dry, hot spell has decimated agriculture, it also has strained the steel, asphalt, and other engineered parts of the nation’s infrastructure."
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Global Warming Makes Heat Waves More Likely, Study Finds
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An article by Justin Gillis, Published: July 10, 2012 in the New York Times. It describes a study published by the American Meteorological Society that reviews the likelihood of specific extreme weather events due to human-induced climate change.
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Climate Change Threatens Power Output, Study Says
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New York Times Green Blog post by Matthew L. Wald, June 4, 2012, reporting on an article in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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Survey: Latin American and Asian Cities Lead Way in Planning for Global Warming
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June 5, 2012 article from MIT news, written by Peter Dizikes. It surveys cities' planning for Global Warming, describing that Latin American and Asian cities lead the way, while U.S. cities trail.
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NPR, AP Correspondents: Useful Climate, Fracking Metaphors
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"An NPR correspondent and an Associated Press Latin America reporter, working on separate and unrelated stories, have come up with useful metaphors to help audiences envision climate change-related news developments."
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Webinar Summary: Infrastructure Adaptations in a Changing Climate
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A summary of the third event of the Adaptation and National Security Series presented by the Security and Sustainability Forum.
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A Medical Metaphor for Climate Risk, Including the Risk of Overreaction
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This Opinion page by Andrew Revkin appeared in the New York Times on October 4, 2011. Included are lots of links to psychological studies about human behavior and the role that plays in the framing of the climate change conversation. The piece is a discussion of Paul Stern’s recent article (included) on "Contributions of Psychology to Limiting Climate Change."
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Engineers can build a low-carbon world if we let them
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An opinion piece in New Scientist about the intersection between engineering and politics in searching for carbon-emission solutions.
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Struggling To Contain A Rising Mississippi
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This NPR, Science Friday interview with Ira Flatow descusses the 2011 flooding allong the banks of the Mississippi river. It touches on numerous issues surrounding climate change, engineered systems, social justice, governance and public trust.
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In the Flood Zone, but Astonished by High Water
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This New York Times article describes the disbelief and lack of concern that many residents of flood-prone areas feel despite warnings of potential flooding.
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Nuclear Safety in the Spotlight
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This article from POWERnews describes some of the challenges to safety from nuclear power plants in the way of floods, fires, earthquakes and tsunamis.