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Black Phoebe Project Aims to Protect Bird Species from Urban Sprawl

Amy M Quinton — August 19, 2024 - 12:26am

A tiny songbird called the black phoebe is trying to adapt to city life – and it’s not an easy job. They didn’t naturally evolve in the city, and they face different threats than they might in their natural habitat. Black phoebes may encounter tougher predators, more chemical pollution and hotter temperatures in the city.

Ethical Shareholders Advocate for Environmental Change Even When It Hits Their Wallets, Study Suggests

Karen Michele Nikos — September 27, 2023 - 2:56pm

Ethical shareholders in United States firms — who are increasingly pushing for climate change — are willing to accept lower returns on their investments if it means companies change their practices to favor the environment, researchers suggest.

How �ٺ��Ƶ Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 28, 2023 - 9:20am

Discover how �ٺ��Ƶ is planting a canopy of strong shade trees to prepare for the extreme heat waves central California will experience in the next 100 years.

The Conversation: Can Businesses Continue to Ignore Extreme Heat Events?

Karen Michele Nikos — August 24, 2022 - 1:53pm

In the future, businesses will need to better manage extreme heat risk. Read a commentary; listen to a podcast.

Learning Meteorology: Past, Present and Future

Karen Michele Nikos — June 02, 2022 - 11:38am

�ٺ��Ƶ students monitor the weather each day and a little-known weather station on campus. It's been there since the 1800s.

Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies

Karen Michele Nikos — November 12, 2021 - 10:00am

At UN climate conference later this month, participants will grapple with how to make climate risk disclosures mandatory throughout the world.

How Can the Market Drive Oil Giants to Change?

Karen Michele Nikos — June 22, 2021 - 11:45am

This blog summarizes an article by Paul Griffin, distinguished professor of management at the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management.

Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter

Karen Michele Nikos — February 18, 2021 - 11:10am

Acres of asphalt parking lots, unshaded roads, dense apartment complexes and neighborhoods with few parks have taken their toll on the poor. As climate change accelerates, low-income districts in the Southwestern United States are 4 to 7 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit — on average — than wealthy neighborhoods in the same metro regions, University of California, Davis, researchers have found in a new analysis.

Extreme Weather Could Bring Next Recession

Karen Michele Nikos — February 18, 2020 - 1:54pm

“If the market doesn’t do a better job of accounting for climate, we could have a recession — the likes of which we’ve never seen before,” said �ٺ��Ƶ professor.

Becoming Arizona: Cooling Sacramento

Tristan Peery — January 15, 2020 - 3:48pm

This article is the fourth in a series that will discuss Sacramento’s hotter future, and what we can do now to be ready for it.

Extremely hot places like Phoenix, Arizona, live and die by air conditioning. As both population and temperatures rise in Sacramento over the coming decades, the region will face a greater demand for cooling both day and night, as Sacramento is one of many cities also experiencing a trend of rising nighttime temperatures.