MIT Economist Robert Pindyck: Why it’s time to prepare for the worst on climate change
Business and society must invest in adaptation now despite uncertainty about the impact
Business and society must invest in adaptation now despite uncertainty about the impact
It’s not just hot. Climate anomalies are emerging
around the globe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
A glimpse of a more tumultuous future seemed on full display throughout July, a month packed with weather events that exceeded any definition of normal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/31/july-hottest-month-extreme-weather-future/
A glimpse of a more tumultuous future seemed on full display throughout July, a month packed with weather events that exceeded any definition of normal.
A Climate Warning from the Cradle of Civilization
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
These Photos Show How Urban Growth Fuels Extreme
Heat
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/news-explainers/these-photos-show-how-urban-growth-fuels-extreme-heat/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/world/middleeast/iraq-water-crisis-desertification.html
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/news-explainers/these-photos-show-how-urban-growth-fuels-extreme-heat/
Phoenix’s Rapid Growth Magnified Its Vulnerability
to Heat
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-28/in-phoenix-record-heat-is-being-fueled-by-urban-sprawl
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-28/in-phoenix-record-heat-is-being-fueled-by-urban-sprawl
The Economic Cost of Houston’s Heat: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore’
Heat Is Costing the U.S. Economy Billions in Lost Productivity
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/heat-labor-productivity-climate.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/31/climate/heat-labor-productivity-climate.html
The Economic Fallout from Extreme Heat Will Rise Over Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/18/business/extreme-heat-economy.html
Among the costs of very high temperatures: reduced labor productivity, damaged crops, higher mortality rates, trade disruption and dampened investment.
The world’s oceans are at temperatures beyond belief. Here’s where they’re hottest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/28/ocean-temperature-maps-heat-records/
The world’s poor need to know about weather disasters ahead of time
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/27/the-worlds-poor-need-to-know-about-weather-disasters-ahead-of-time
The high-tech race to improve weather forecasting
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/07/26/the-high-tech-race-to-improve-weather-forecasting
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/07/27/the-worlds-poor-need-to-know-about-weather-disasters-ahead-of-time
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/07/26/the-high-tech-race-to-improve-weather-forecasting
As the world boils, a backlash to climate action gains strength
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/31/climate-change-political-right-action-heat-wave-global-boiling/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/31/climate-change-political-right-action-heat-wave-global-boiling/