Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
There has been comparatively less attention to the decision by climate scientist Dr. Susan Avery not to seek re-election to the ExxonMobil board of directors. Yet this shift in corporate leadership is significant, marking the end of a chapter in ExxonMobil’s long and ongoing history of climate deception and disinformation.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 24, 2023
We don’t need Taylor Swift to “fall in love with a climate scientist,” we just wish she’d write a song about the climate crisis. When the breathless coverage of her relationship with Travis Kelce first boosted ratings for NFL football, some suggested Swift should use her star power for good by “dating a climate scientist.”
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 19, 2023
Ricardo Salvador, UCS Food and Environment Program Director, arrested with Jane Fonda protesting climate change on Nov. Ricardo Salvador Why break the rules: The moral dilemma of the “ well-behaved ” scientist Science must be objective. But what of scientists? Climate scientists, what would you risk for that reward?
Legal Planet
MAY 19, 2022
Judging from a 2019 report , the drivers of lake level variability are still not well understood. That seems like a plausible scenario under climate change but seemingly hasn’t been established yet. As climate scientists predict, more rain is hitting Chicago in the form of intense storms. inches of rain fell.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
In fact, a recent study examined parts of this heat wave—from late November up until December 11, 2022—and found that climate change made the event 60 times more likely. As a climate scientist, I’m used to reading attribution numbers on the order of magnitude of 15, 20, or maybe 30 times more likely.
Circle of Blue
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Shared groundwater systems, once an obscure issue, are now a top priority, especially as the world’s rivers are stressed by a warming climate. Scientists have identified 468 of these transboundary groundwater basins. They also emphasized the significance of groundwater basins that straddle multiple countries.
Circle of Blue
JANUARY 11, 2022
She was working from samples collected by the province during and after rainstorms in 2019 and 2020 and did not look for dead fish in the river at the time of the storms. Johannessen and her team published their findings in a pair of studies over the summer and fall. While the Don is home to coho salmon, the fish are not native to the area.
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