Climate Change

Climate change affects all of us and all the systems on planet Earth - from natural disasters to disrupted growing seasons, our changing climate is having widespread effects. Here are some ideas for how to deal with climate change, how to adapt and how to try and cut down on the change while we still can.

Four water issues facing California
A cliffside dipping down into a blue ocean.

(Tristan Mckenzie/Unsplash License)

Julia Paige-Carter
Planet Forward Correspondent | Arizona State University
From runoff pollution to drought preparedness, here are four of the most pressing issues facing water in California.
School's out on fossil fuels: Divesting in higher education
An artistic graphic of an apple partially submerged in water against a yellow background.

Graphic by Sachi Kitajima Mulkey.

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Planet Forward Correspondent | UC Berkeley
In this podcast, Stephen Mulkey, a former president of Unity College in Maine, discusses the financial and ethical considerations for an institution divesting from fossil fuels.
Indigenous energy and equations
Bond points to a graphic on a computer screen at this work desk.

Bax Bond at his workstation. (Shondiin Mayo)

Shondiin Mayo
Indigenous Correspondents Program | University of Alaska Fairbanks
As climate change impacts the price of energy in Alaska, Indigenous researcher Bax Bond abides by his heritage while using modern-day equations to help the rural communities that he once grew up in.
Antarctica is collapsing – what can we do?
A woman in a blue jacket stands on a snowy ship deck in Antarctica

Breathing in the peace and stillness during our first evening in Antarctica. (Courtesy of Agam Dhingra)

Libby Mohn
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Libby Mohn reflects on witnessing climate change firsthand in Antarctica and connecting it to her everyday life.
Get inspired with Candace Clark
A woman stands between rows of cultivated plants, wearing a large straw hat and a grey hoodie, smiling at the camera.

(Courtesy of Candace Clark)

Hannah Krantz
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Hannah Krantz and Aleena Fayaz speak to Candace Clark, a Ph.D. candidate at Tuskegee University, in this high-spirited podcast that discusses the importance of black voices in climate solutions, sustainable housing, and much more. 
Takeaways from COP27: Multilateral approaches to addressing ocean acidification
A handful of people walk down a street next to a large wall that extends into the distance. Logos and advertisements for COP27 cover the entire length of the wall.

Walking to the COP27 Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. (Claire Lee)

Claire Lee
University of Connecticut
Science or legislation? My experience at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt highlighted the importance of bringing interdisciplinary action and voices to the climate spotlight.
The tipping point: Researchers look to the past and the future of Earth's climate
Sheets of ice float atop a calm ocean. The sun appears muted behind a layer of clouds.

(Kai Boggild/imaggeo.egu.eu/CC BY 3.0)

Medill News Service
Northwestern University
Comer Conference geoscience and climate science graduate students investigate the effect of climate change from ancient life forms to theoretical models. 
Penn State Ice and Climate Research Center aims to understand our rapidly warming world

Researchers from Pennsylvania State Ice and Climate Exploration Research Center and affiliated collaborators in Iceland. (Byron Parizek)

Medill News Service
Northwestern University
A team of researchers from Penn State traveled to Iceland last year to study the impacts of climate change on glacial melt.
Fungi fighting climate change: How fungi can aid in carbon sequestration
A group of small light-colored mushrooms growing out of moss-covered ground.

(Jesse Bauer/Unsplash License)

Zoe Fish
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
How can fungi play an important role in mitigating climate change? In this podcast, I talk with two experts who discuss the different ways that fungi are often misunderstood and overlooked.
Essay | A climate my younger self never expected

Trees above the Stanislaus River forest are obscured by smoke from the Lightning Complex fire, in August 2022. (Kay Jewler)

Kay Jewler
George Washington University
How did my temperate, mild suburb in the Bay Area turn into a record-breaking crisis point of climate change and what does this hold for the future?

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