Where Rising Seas Threaten Drinking Water, Scientists Look for Affordable Solutions

Rising oceans bring more than high tides and nuisance flooding to coastal zones. They also carry salt water into inland aquifers where dissolved salts can spoil drinking water. A new research effort at the University of Pennsylvania aims to identify vulnerable water systems along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts where rising seas pose water quality … Read more

A Small Cut in World Military Spending Could Help Fund Climate, Health and Poverty Solutions

Carlo Rovelli and Matteo Smerlak The world’s military expenditure has nearly doubled since 2000. It now amounts to about $2 trillion per year, more than half of which is from NATO countries. Now, with the war raging in Ukraine, countries are rushing to increase their budgets even more; Germany, for instance, recently announced a roughly … Read more

Fix the Planet newsletter: 11 climate solutions to watch in 2022

From heat pumps to electric cars, satellite launches to floating wind turbines, we focus our attention on 11 climate solutions to watch in 2022 Environment 7 January 2022 By Adam Vaughan Tugboats pull a gigantic floating wind turbine in Sumoto, Hyogo, Japan The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Happy new year, and welcome to this … Read more