Join the Art Museum of WVU on Friday from 5-7 p.m. for the opening reception of its fall exhibits centering civic engagement through artwork of various mediums. […]
Tag: climate change
Preserving green space as the city continues to grow
As a relatively small-but-growing city, Morgantown now faces the same problems previously faced by bigger cities — which were once small-but-growing cities, too. Growth requires development: commercial […]
If you didn’t get an alert about extreme weather, you’re alone
by Mark Gongloff With the planet heating up and nature growing more deadly and destructive, new tools to help people gauge their climate risks are landing faster […]
Extreme heat worsens mental health
by Lisa Jarvis On July 22, planet Earth achieved a terrifying milestone: Global temperatures reached their highest level in recorded history, breaking a record set just one […]
We don’t need to live in a world of climate doom
by Flora Cardoni During extreme climate events — like the record heat waves we’re experiencing this summer — people who know me as a climate activist often […]
Good riddance to El Niño, but La Niña won’t be much relief
by Mark Gongloff The record-smashing global heat of the past year has been driven partly by an El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean. The good […]
Flying is getting more turbulent. Airlines better buckle up
by Lara Williams Tens of thousands of flights take off and land without incident every day, all around the world. So when something tragic does happen, the […]
Do you want good or bad news on tornadoes and hurricanes?
by Mark Gongloff If the Car Crash Fairy offered you a deal that would lower your odds of getting in a car accident, but the trade-off was […]
No, having kids right now doesn’t make you a ‘moron’
by Mark Gongloff In the fictional world of the P.D. James novel “Children of Men” and its movie adaptation, humanity has lost the ability to reproduce and […]
Hop into the world of frog conservation with Friends of Deckers Creek
With over 6,000 described frog species found on every continent except Antarctica, it’s no surprise that these amphibians play a vital role in a variety of ecosystems. […]
