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    climate science mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    October 15, 2018

    Blockbuster Climate Report Tells Us It's Vital to Remove Carbon from the Air

    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Community tree planting in Ethiopia. Carbon removal by trees will be vital to meeting climate goals. Flickr/USAID
    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    October 7, 2018

    According to New IPCC Report, the World Is on Track to Exceed its “Carbon Budget” in 12 Years

    • climate science
    • climate change
    Coal plant
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    October 7, 2018

    Half a Degree and a World Apart: The Difference in Climate Impacts Between 1.5˚C and 2˚C of Warming

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Manila flooding
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Insights
    October 7, 2018

    8 Things You Need to Know About the IPCC 1.5˚C Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Polar bear
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Insights
    September 17, 2018

    This Month in Climate Science, August 2018: Runaway Warming, Marine Heat Waves and Foods Get Less Nutritious

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    Climate researchers report that summer is getting "stuck" and some grains could lose nutritional value. Flickr/Umberto Nicoletti
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    August 20, 2018

    Why Positive Climate Feedbacks Are So Bad

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • fires
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Sardinas Canyon fire
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • fires
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    August 7, 2018

    This Month in Climate Science: Extreme Weather, Glaciers Losing Mass and Ecosystems Less Effective at Storing Carbon

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Japan faces summer heat waves this year. Flickr/digicacy
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    July 19, 2018

    This Month in Climate Science: Faster Antarctic Melt, Slower-Moving Storms and Disappearing Artifacts

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Asia
    Insights
    April 26, 2018

    Drop by Drop, Better Management Makes Dents in China’s Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Yellow River, China
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    April 12, 2018

    INSIDER: How to Plan New Emission Pathways for a Low-Carbon Future

    • climate science
    • climate change
    To put ourselves on a pathway to success, it's important to understand climate models.
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Al Massira dam, Morocco
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    February 15, 2018

    3 Things Cities Can Learn from Cape Town’s Impending “Day Zero” Water Shut-Off

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Cape Town, South Africa
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 7, 2018

    Visualizing a Warmer World: 10 Maps of Climate Vulnerability

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    Storm surge in New Orleans
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 29, 2018

    To Save Indonesia’s Carbon-Rich Peatlands, Start by Mapping Them

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 4, 2018

    Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Power plant in Germany
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    December 29, 2017

    Of Venomous Toads and Precious Jewels -- Farewell 2017!

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Business
    Cane toad
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Business
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 20, 2017

    5 Maps Show How Important Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are to the Environment

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    indigenous people
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

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