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A Pyramid Deserted in Ice

Alas, the Pyramid has been closed since 2015. Bista is the last man standing.

Have a Drink: Ethanol Helps Crop Plants Survive Drought and Heat

Recent studies show that pre-treating soil with ethanol enhances crop plants’ drought and heat tolerance — without genetic modification.

Silver Storm: Once-in-A-lifetime Ice Storm Wrecks Trees in “Oregon’s Garden City”

“If you’re in the central Willamette Valley tonight,” the meteorologist on the news said, matter-of-factly, “you will lose power.”

How a Local Journalist Reported on the Dixie Fire in His Backyard

I knew the Dixie Fire was unprecedented. I knew that climate change had a role in its massive size. I also knew that not all of it was bad.

Are Our Sierra Nevada Towns Destined to Go Down in Flames?

Nearly twenty years after I left town, wildfires are posing a whole new threat to my homeland.

Posible, probable, por supuesto: la evolución de la certeza en el reportaje de COVID-19

El reportaje de COVID-19 demuestra cómo la retórica puede cambiar profundamente la percepción de un hecho científico por parte del lector.

Might, Maybe, Must: The Evolution of Certainty in COVID-19 Reporting

COVID-19 reporting is a clear example of how rhetoric can deeply change a reader’s perception of scientific fact.

Daunting Work at the Third Pole

As I struggled to find words, Magar was gone — for he was more worried about his bread than my climate change lecture.

Pourquoi combattre le réchauffement climatique nécessite aussi de combattre la misogynoir

Les femmes noires ont en même temps le « malheur » d’être des femmes et de ne pas assez l’être parce qu’elles sont noires.

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