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Aerial image of a landslide blocking Allenby Road in the Cowichan Valley

Aerial image of a landslide blocking Allenby Road in the Cowichan Valley

Atmospheric river brings floods, landslides, and maybe, a reckoning

By John Woodside | Climate Change

The A1 Verse: Not very fine and not very mine

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Special Topics

Statler and Waldorf puppets.jpg

Statler and Waldorf puppets.jpg

Thanksgiving advice, 2021: How to deal with climate change-denying Uncle Pete

By Richard C. J. Somerville | Climate Change

How shifting ecoregions due to climate change complicates conservation

By Zach St. George | Climate Change

school child walking down flooded road in Gulf of Mexico

school child walking down flooded road in Gulf of Mexico

COP 26 highlights an infuriating, depressing, miserable situation. And yet…

By Adam Sobel | Climate Change

An October 2011 aerial view of the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant in Georgia. Existing reactors (#1 and #2, domed structures in center) and cooling towers (on the right). The construction site for reactors #3 and #4 is on the left. The new units aren't expected to be operational until 2022 and 2023. (Photo by Charles C. Watson via Wikimedia)

An October 2011 aerial view of the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant in Georgia. Existing reactors (#1 and #2, domed structures in center) and cooling towers (on the right). The construction site for reactors #3 and #4 is on the left. The new units aren't expected to be operational until 2022 and 2023. (Photo by Charles C. Watson via Wikimedia)

Nuclear energy: a distraction on the road to climate solutions

By Sharon Squassoni | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Swedish nuclear power plant interior

Swedish nuclear power plant interior

Is nuclear power sustainable in a carbon-free world? The case of Sweden.

By Robert Rosner, Sabrina Fields | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

crane with concrete weights

crane with concrete weights

Long-duration energy storage for reliable renewable electricity: the realistic possibilities

By Jacqueline A. Dowling, Nathan S. Lewis | Climate Change

Hydrogen is part of the Energy Department's vision for the long-term energy storage needed when solar and wind power are lacking. (Energy Department graphic.)

Hydrogen is part of the Energy Department's vision for the long-term energy storage needed when solar and wind power are lacking. (Energy Department graphic.)

How the renewables revolution can move from catchphrase to reality

By John Mecklin | Climate Change

nuclear plants lit up at night

nuclear plants lit up at night

Nuclear energy: a distraction on the road to climate solutions

By Sharon Squassoni | Climate Change

windmills and solar panels

windmills and solar panels

The five things that must happen for renewables to fit into the grid: Interview with Greg Nemet

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

magnet being lowered into place at ITER

magnet being lowered into place at ITER

Fusion’s role in fighting climate change

By Robert J. Goldston, Jacob A. Schwartz | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Special Topics