The Moroccan city of Ouarzazate sits on a dusty, red-earth plateau where the Atlas Mountains begin to descend...
Feb 23, 2017Earth burns through temperature record for third year in a row
In what has become an alarmingly frequent refrain since the turn of the 21st century, climate scientists reported...
Jan 20, 2017In the face of climate change, Morocco opts for ‘green mosques’
The Koutoubia Mosque is one of the iconic landmarks of Marrakech’s old city. Its first stone was laid...
Jan 06, 2017Trump and the next chapter on climate
Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election sent shockwaves around the world, but particularly at U.N. climate...
Dec 16, 2016Boston plans for the ‘grim’ impact of climate change
The City of Boston today released a climate change report that says the city could be in for...
Dec 01, 2016Here’s what could happen if the US pulls out of Paris climate pact
Diplomats who gathered earlier this month in Marrakech, Morocco for COP22, the United Nations climate change summit, already...
Nov 21, 2016Jakarta’s fight against flooding
We'd like to think that coastal cities can build their way out of flooding and sea level rise....
Nov 18, 2016Kerry reassures climate summit as fast US withdrawal looks more likely
MARRAKECH, Morocco – Secretary of State John Kerry has attended every major United Nations summit on climate change...
Nov 16, 2016Pummeled by climate-fueled disasters, vulnerable countries buy insurance
MARRAKECH, Morocco – One month after Hurricane Matthew killed more than 1,000 people in Haiti, many of the...
Nov 14, 2016Cities Underwater
Cities Underwater: Introduction New construction reflected in the windows of a building in Boston's Seaport District. (Photo by...
Nov 10, 2016Could Trump derail the Paris Agreement?
MARRAKECH, Morocco – Just one week after the global pact on climate change came into effect, the U.S....
Nov 09, 2016