2016

Harvard Professor of the History of Science Naomi Oreskes will be awarded the sixth annual Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Climate Science Communication, Climate One at the Commonwealth Club announced today. The award is given to a natural or...

In Harvard visit, cites momentum in technology, demand By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer Al Gore brought a dose of climate-change optimism to Harvard, puncturing the typical gloom-and-doom narrative with the view that things are finally changing for...

Sea temperature patterns predict extreme temperatures By Leah Burrows, SEAS Communications On May 17, 2012, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center forecast a 33 to 40 percent chance of above-normal temperatures for the Southeast with...

Six Harvard Schools gain support from Climate Change Solutions Fund By Kate Kondyen Belching smokestacks and idling cars may be the typical scapegoats for climate change, but millions of other factors contribute — sometimes ones we never think twice about...

Summer peak temperatures falling over regions with intense farming Interview with Nathan Mueller By Peter Reuell In the past, crops such as corn were planted in precisely spaced, perfectly parallel rows, with each stalk a foot or more apart to allow the...

Paris agreement greatly expands international commitment to reduce damage, Stavins says. By Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer As negotiators make their way back to their home countries from the Paris climate talks, the world is taking stock of the...