Impacts

In this episode of The Great Simplification, host Nate Hagens is joined by earth scientist and thermodynamicist Tad Patzek for an exploration of the mechanics and mathematics of global heating itself.

Unsuspecting fans arriving in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area for the World Cup face a hidden health hazard on their walk to the futuristic home of the Dallas Cowboys in a concrete city built more for cars than pedestrians.

Heatwaves are showing up on Europe’s energy bills — should fossil fuels face a windfall tax?

Even as Puerto Rico's fisherfolk navigate rising seas and monster storms, a maze of bureaucracy is proving to be their biggest obstacle.

Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades.

British Columbia, Canada, recorded 12,000 emergency calls in just one day in 2021. Can new systems keep up with extreme weather heat?

In the decade since the devastating 2016 floods that cost 23 people their lives, West Virginia has seen the number of flooding events in the state more than double compared to the 10 years before.

As climate fears deepen and trust in institutions erodes, a growing number of UFO enthusiasts are looking beyond Earth for meaning.

Here’s what we know so far about the lasting effects of climate change on the body’s vital systems.

Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern; it is becoming a direct economic challenge right across Europe's agricultural sector.
The devastating heat wave has exposed weaknesses in the continent’s infrastructure, much of it built for a cooler climate that no longer exists.

As extreme weather events become more common, economists say the government will need to take more active role to protect consumers.

During a historic drought, half of Central Oregon’s lifeblood river was diverted to a wealthy agricultural region that got a lot more water than its plants could drink.

As businesses, governments, and activists gathered in London, investments in developing countries to advance climate action took center stage, but financing efforts still lag behind international targets.

As a heat wave sweeps across Europe, claims are resurfacing online questioning whether sunscreen is safe or linked to skin cancer risk.
The banks of the Guadalupe River were an idyllic spot to park an RV. Then, last summer, it started to rain harder and faster than anyone could imagine.
Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
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