Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. Despite an overwhelming scientific consensus, public ...

The climate insurance gap is the difference between economic losses from climate-related disasters and what insurance covers.

Adam, D. 2007. “How Climate Change Will Affect the World.” September 20. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/sep/19/climatechange Ahmed, N ...

Each year, U.S. wastewater treatment plants clean trillions of gallons of water, from what we flush down the toilet to drain down the sink. In a new study, a team led by researchers from Northwestern ...

Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists are trained to be ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

As climate change increasingly impacts North Carolina, prospective homebuyers face a daunting new reality: understanding and navigating the risks associated with property ownership. From the Outer ...

While President Trump claimed earlier this month that Greenland was surrounded by Chinese destroyers and Russian submarines, ...