From the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 50-Year Model Suggests Regional Pollution Obscured a Global Trend Climate scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have discovered that particulate pollution in the late 20th century created a “warming hole” over the eastern United States—that is, a cold patch where the [...]

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As I write, there are some sixty wars going on in various sectors of the world. Almost three-quarters of these are within countries, not between them. Some have been going on for decades. Some are isolated but intense. Many have to do with who controls resources. Some are large and dangerous. All need to be [...]

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Global Warming: Science or Sensation? Feeling Warm Makes People More Likely to Believe University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business The debate over the veracity of global warming may be judged not by pure science but rather, perception. Being in a warm room can make the idea of global warming seem more likely, [...]

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Description: Three cheers for California voters protecting their Global Warming Solutions Act by voting down Proposition 23. Still, the British students who phone-banked against Prop 23 with me in the United Kingdom were flabbergasted that the Proposition even had a shot. Here, the scientific consensus is also the political consensus. If only the same were [...]

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By Yasmin Anwar / UC Berkeley Dire or emotionally charged warnings about the consequences of global warming can backfire if presented too negatively, making people less amenable to reducing their carbon footprint, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley. “Our study indicates that the potentially devastating consequences of global warming threaten people’s [...]

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