All climate resources
Explainer
The Clean Power Plan
Analysis and information on the EPA's Clean Power Plan.
Report
"Advanced" Isn't Always Better
We studied the most prominent “advanced” nuclear reactor designs. Unfortunately, few are safer or more secure than current generation reactors.
Report
Walking Our Talk Sustainability Report
A periodically updated analysis of internal efforts to lower the carbon footprint of UCS.
Explainer
Does Cold Weather Disprove Climate Change?
It most certainly does not—but it does change the intensity of the heaviest storms.
Podcast
Communities Living the Climate Crisis
Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley.
Explainer
Are Humans the Major Cause of Global Warming?
A straightforward explanation of how we know that humans cause global warming, using charts, graphs, and plain language.
Feature
How Soil Erosion Threatens Food and Farms
Almost a century after the Dust Bowl, the unsolved problem of soil erosion clouds the future of US agriculture.
Explainer
What is Solar Geoengineering?
Solar geoengineering technologies cool the earth by reflecting sunlight back into space—but they pose many risks, challenges, and uncertainties.
Podcast
Reviving the Gulf Coast Dead Zone
Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course.
Podcast
A Firefighting Biologist’s Tale
Forest firefighter and conservation biologist Jon Trapp talks about analyzing wildfires, close calls with endangered wolves, and the urgency of global warming.
Report
Troubled Waters
Climate change threatens to break California’s water system altogether, creating new vulnerabilities for which infrastructure and institutions are unprepared.
Report
Inter-model agreement on projected shifts in California hydroclimate
A peer-reviewed article in Climatic Change