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Through our special season of Electric Futures, My Story is a Climate Story, we offer you an intimate glimpse into the experiences of five USC professors who lost their homes during the 2025 LA Fires. If you are or someone you know is still

Climate change can often feel abstract. We hear the figure ‘1.5˚C’ thrown around like the symbol of doomsday, the final tipping point before we get to the point of no return, but what does it mean? What does it look like? We have started to understand what it means in recent years. When hurricanes destroy entire communities and kill hundreds of people, we start to see the actual effects of these climate change-driven events on people.

Climate change is the most critical story of our time, and media coverage plays a central role in shaping how people understand the crisis and what can be done about it. That’s why Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 500 news

In Palau, we have a saying: “Ng di sengsongd e mrecherchii a klengoes.” “Small twigs banded together can bring a pot to boil.”  This wisdom reminds us that even the smallest among us, when united and determined, can drive meaningful change.  – Surangel Whipps

I read a number of climate newsletters, news articles, and journal articles everyday to stay on top of timely information in the field of climate communication. Often these are dense, science-heavy materials so it was fun to recently crack open a book that considers

My family has been in the Inland Empire of California for multiple generations. Both my maternal and paternal grandparents moved out west from Georgia and Missouri, respectively, in search of better work opportunities in California. My grandfather, specifically, settled down in Fontana, where he

Five months ago, when I thought of Europe I imagined beautiful cobblestone streets and colorful homes leading up a mountain with a 12th-century castle.  After traveling to Europe for the first time to study abroad, my perspective on urban design has changed drastically, especially

Now is a critical time to rethink how we communicate about issues of climate change. In mid-November 2024, immediately following President Trump’s reelection, we sent our second annual “Temperature Check” survey to climate communicators across the world.  With the dramatic shift from Biden's stance

Polarization short-circuits in the presence of Bill Nye.  At the sound of his name, rooms full of scientists, students, and activists collapse every line of division into one unifying chant: Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY! Bill has built a