by Sarah DeWeerdt | Jun 12, 2018
The ideal goal of the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. By “warming,” scientists and policy makers mean an increase in global average, or mean, temperature. But this average hides a lot of complexity, and scientific... 
by Sarah DeWeerdt | Jun 5, 2018
City governments are adopting energy-efficient building codes in an effort to decrease their local carbon emissions. And it seems logical that a dwelling built with the latest energy-saving technologies would be better for the climate than a drafty old house. But... 
by Sarah DeWeerdt | May 29, 2018
Urban scavengers such as gulls, crows, and foxes are fantastically efficient at removing roadkill from cities, spiriting away small carcasses within hours. In fact, they are so good at what they do that we may be drastically underestimating the number of animals... 
by Sarah DeWeerdt | May 22, 2018
If nations meet their current emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement, the resulting warming will sharply curtail the environment suitable for roughly half the world’s species of insects, a new analysis shows. Insect groups that pollinate flowering... 
by Sarah DeWeerdt | May 15, 2018
U.S. cities are losing 28.5 million trees every year, the equivalent of 138,000 acres of urban forest, according to a study published in the journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. The analysis by U.S. Forest Service researchers is the most comprehensive attempt... 
