Articles By

Lorand Pottino, B.Sc. Weather Policy

US lawmakers write to Canada, saying wildfire smoke is spoiling summer across America

Lawmakers Object to Canadian Wildfire Smoke Lawmakers Object to Canadian Wildfire Smoke (image credits: unsplash) Smoke drifting south from wildfires ...
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110 Rainiest Cities in America—And How They Cope With Flooding

The Great Lake Effect Champions The Great Lake Effect Champions (image credits: pixabay) When most people think of America’s wettest ...
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5 Climate Solutions That Sound Great But Don’t Actually Work

Carbon Capture and Storage: The Expensive Band-Aid Carbon Capture and Storage: The Expensive Band-Aid (image credits: wikimedia) Carbon capture and ...
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How Throwing Away Food Quietly Fuels Environmental Decline

The Invisible Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight The Invisible Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight (image credits: unsplash) You might think ...
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10 Materials You Should Always Keep Separate—Yet Most Households Still Combine

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I Tried Aligning My Sleep With Lunar Cycles—Here’s What Actually Happened

The Science Behind Moon-Sleep Connection Hit Different Than Expected The Science Behind Moon-Sleep Connection Hit Different Than Expected (image credits: ...
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Green Promises vs. Action: The Gap in Climate Policy

The Promise of Net-Zero Targets: Ambition Meets Reality The Promise of Net-Zero Targets: Ambition Meets Reality (image credits: wikimedia) Net-zero ...
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Massive Solar Flares Are Affecting More Than Just Phones

Surge in X-class Flares Shakes the World Surge in X-class Flares Shakes the World (image credits: wikimedia) On May 14, ...
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10 Sustainable Habits I Got Wrong at Home—And You Could Be Too

1. Recycling Everything and Forgetting to Reduce 1. Recycling Everything and Forgetting to Reduce (image credits: unsplash) I used to ...
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Atmospheric Rivers Are Intensifying—Here’s Where They’ll Strike Hardest

Rivers in the Sky: Getting Bigger and Wetter Rivers in the Sky: Getting Bigger and Wetter (image credits: unsplash) Atmospheric ...
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