Resilience
A pile of red and green coffee beans

Brazilian researchers remix coffee varieties to confront climate challenge

Researchers in Brazil are crossbreeding arabica coffee with rare, more resilient species to help the crop survive rising temperatures, drought and disease.

www.reuters.com
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Opinion: Trying times: Keeping the faith as environmental gains are lost

For people who came of age in the 1970s, it is especially painful to witness the Trump administration’s relentless rollback of hard-won environmental progress. But as the assaults on clean air and water, endangered species, and more mount, a noted ecologist finds reasons for hope.
e360.yale.edu
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The emotional contradictions of climate messaging

Two new analyses of media and social posts reveal some unexpected twists — climate advocates warn of crisis while offering optimism, and skeptics lean on "science."

www.anthropocenemagazine.org
A small rooftop solar panel on a tiled roof

Iran war sparks renewables boom as Europeans rush to buy solar, heat pumps, and EVs

The war on Iran has become a catalyst for green technology, as Europeans scramble to find less volatile alternatives to oil and gas.
www.euronews.com
A row of wind turbines against a blue sky

Texas saw a $50 billion future in renewables. Then the political winds shifted

Clean energy brought income to ranchers and to counties buffeted by boom-and-bust oil cycles. Federal policy changes threaten that momentum.
grist.org
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In New England, catching climate data along with fish

Commercial vessels are deploying high-tech sensors to map a shifting sea, providing critical data for scientists and some help for the industry.
www.nytimes.com
A prison wall with barbed wire and guard towers

Federal trial over insufficient air conditioning in Texas prisons starts

The plaintiffs are asking for the entire Texas prison system to be air-conditioned by the end of 2029 in a trial that is expected to last two weeks.
www.texastribune.org
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FEMA skips National Hurricane Conference amid DHS shutdown

The conference is one of the largest aimed at preparing for hurricane season, which begins June 1. A task force report on potential reforms to the agency also remains on hold.
insideclimatenews.org
Snow-covered fossil fuel pipeline leading to a refinery.

How to build a pipeline in Canada’s frozen, shifting North

An oil crisis and shifting permafrost: they’re challenges now, and they were challenges in 1947, when the first pipeline was built across the Canadian North.

thenarwhal.ca
Barrier islands beach homes illustrative of coastal erosion

Study of past erosion-control lessons key to ongoing review

Analyzing lessons learned over decades of fighting back the ocean is critical as the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission’s Science Panel wraps up its ongoing study of the effects of permanent beach erosion control structures such as seawalls and jetties.
coastalreview.org
Black children being served at a food kitchen.

Far more countries face critical food insecurity if world heats up by 2C, analysis shows

Food systems of low-income nations are projected to deteriorate seven times as fast as those of wealthy ones.

www.theguardian.com
3D rendering of a house in a life preserver

Panel takes new look at beach erosion-control structures

Special report: As beach erosion alarms sound up and down the North Carolina coast and Outer Banks houses continue to fall into the ocean, policymakers are once again eyeing the science behind the state's longstanding hardened structures ban.
coastalreview.org
Coastal street flooding on Carolina Beach, NC during king tide.

Study highlights resistance to ‘retreat’ in face of rising water

After Hurricane Sandy caused widespread flooding on Smith Island in 2012, Maryland housing officials earmarked $2 million in buyouts for homeowners. The deal was simple: Take the money and start a new life somewhere else.

www.bayjournal.com
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House Democrats want clean energy tax credits back

A new bill would reinstate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and provide assistance for consumer electricity costs.
insideclimatenews.org
Salt Lake City center beneath a hazy sky

Do high temperatures and pollution contribute to suicide risk?

A University of Utah study suggests knowing the suicide risk could improve policies and save lives.

www.deseret.com
Man installing solar panels on a roof

How Pakistan’s people-led solar boom is easing impact of Middle East energy crisis

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing the need for gas.

www.theguardian.com
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Study: In a warming world, people move less — and die more

Physical inactivity rises alongside temperature. A study in The Lancet projected up to 520,000 additional deaths by 2050 and $2.59 billion in annual productivity losses.

www.washingtonpost.com
Great white egret takes flight in the Everglades

Florida Everglades restoration also helps save the planet from climate change, study finds

New research shows the carbon absorbed by the Everglades is equal to 10 percent of the emissions coming from Florida roadways, but the watershed’s methane emissions complicate the picture.
insideclimatenews.org
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