Climate Change
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‘Your whole world changes’: Victims from Wisconsin disasters offer insights on life
What does losing your home in a disaster teach you about life and your community? Two disaster victims share their experiences. Plus, a local Red Cross leader shares some ways you can prepare for disaster.
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More than 70 partners in Wisconsin form coalition on Earth Day to promote climate action
The coalition announced its formation on Earth Day, looking to share stories about impacts from climate change in Wisconsin.
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The new science of ‘planetary intelligence’
Astrophysicist Adam Frank is terrified for our future. He believes the climate crisis will wipe out much of humanity unless we take drastic steps to curb its impact. But he also says there’s an emerging scientific worldview that can help lead us out of this mess.
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Wisconsin and Great Lakes research could suffer under proposed cuts to NOAA
Climate, weather and water-related research in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes would take a hit under the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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How cuts impacting a federal climate report could affect Wisconsin’s disaster preparedness
“Thermometers don’t care who’s in office,” said Dan Vimont, a professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “By undercutting our ability to monitor and assess the current state of our world, we are disadvantaging ourselves economically, and we’re disadvantaging ourselves in our national security as well.”
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Wisconsin sees record start to the fire season as climate change drives more blazes
Wisconsin saw a record number of fires in January and February this year due to a lack of snow as climate change has set the stage for more wildfires to burn in the last decade.
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Wisconsin ‘wildlifer’ shares a lifetime of conservation and change
Payne believes education and political engagement are crucial to shaping the future of conservation. Scientific knowledge alone, he argues, is not enough.
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These workers helped Wisconsin farmers navigate changing weather. DOGE fired them.
Two early-career scientists from Wisconsin were terminated from the Midwest Climate Hub as part of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to the federal workforce, leaving them — and their research — in the lurch.
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How do Trump’s executive orders affect climate and clean energy funding in Wisconsin?
Federal funding and incentives for climate and clean energy projects in Wisconsin face an uncertain future after President Donald Trump signed a slate of executive orders to revoke policies, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Study finds winter days on the Great Lakes growing shorter due to climate change
Researchers arrived at their findings by examining ice conditions and surface water temperatures.
