Shifting terrain
Climate change is already shifting and shrinking the terrain suitable for many birds to live and breed, UW-Madison researchers have discovered.
View ArticleRhymes for the planet
Sixth-graders at Blackhawk Middle School are getting some help from an unconventional source: Thanks to emcees at the Urban Community Arts Network, they are rapping about climate change.
View ArticleHeat misers
The Great Lakes have gotten publicity because they’re warming up. But data for those lakes dates back only a few decades. Data from Madison’s lakes, which are extremely well studied, also show a...
View ArticleState’s revised climate change statement “simply incorrect,” say UW scientists
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources removed language pointing to human-caused climate change on its website. Scientists at UW-Madison debunk the revised language in a public statement.
View ArticleLess talk, more action
Most city operations in Madison could mostly run on renewable energy in as little as five years.
View ArticleCold to the heat
Last week’s unseasonably warm temperatures reflect the impacts of climate change that are not so nice: flooded coastal cities, destructive storms and brutal heat waves.
View ArticleScientific method
The first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency have been met with protests at every turn — first the Women’s March, then the airport sit-ins, then the general strikes. Now, scientists and climate...
View ArticleCaveats in the defense of science
Thousands marching for evidence-based decision-making and protesting budget cuts for science is pretty cool. But are we also marching for scientists of the military-industrial complex? When we march,...
View ArticleMelting away
When the lakes are frozen, Madison is a winter wonderland. But reliable ice and deep snow are becoming the anomaly. We’re losing something magical.
View ArticleStormy weather
Most weather forecasting relies on radar and satellites. Understory is hoping to modernize ground-based sensors, which are prone to failure.
View ArticleHigh water rising
With more rain forecast and the lakes at capacity, Madison residents spent Friday preparing for flooding and fortifying their homes.
View ArticleFighting for the future
Vic Barrett, a UW-Madison sophomore, knows that his generation will be the one getting “screwed over” by climate change. So he joined a lawsuit attempting the force the U.S. government to take action now.
View ArticleKiller coal
The world has 12 years to prevent catastrophic climate change. So why are Wisconsin’s utilities still burning coal?
View ArticleLocal students lead on climate change action
A coalition of Madison-area high school students is tired of waiting for adults to take needed action against climate change. These students plan to march next week to draw attention to the problem.
View ArticleStrike!
Madison high school students shared stories about how they fear the world is changing in protest for action on climate change at the Capitol.
View ArticleSomber forecast
Bob Lindmeier, meteorologist at WKOW-TV, educates his viewers about the relationship between local weather and the changing global climate. He’s busy talking to local community groups about the...
View ArticleExistential threat
A new exhibit at the James Watrous Gallery is the result of artists working with scientists to depict how climate change affects Wisconsin plant species.
View ArticleRunning out of time
Local youth are leading the charge against climate change, organizing a Sept. 20 statewide climate strike.
View ArticleFilm for a troubled planet
“Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,” showing at Union South Marquee on Sept. 25, is a chilling look at humans’ impact on the planet — and a call to action.
View ArticleLead with hope, but panic
Thousands of people in Madison joined the world-wide strike demanding action on climate change. The strike was led by youth, “the last generation that can really do something about this.”
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