Chemist, teacher, humanitarian, and peace activist, Zafra Lerman uses science to break down barriers and foster peace.
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Vegetation played a major role in climate warming
Climate models backed by pollen records validate a spike in global temperatures that took place 6000-9000 years ago.
How we frame the climate crisis matters
Stories that frame the climate crisis solely as a global problem can have unintended consequences, such as hiding local vulnerabilities.
Engaging the public in climate policymaking
Public participation is at the heart of modern democracy, but what is the best way to engage them in climate policymaking?
Geoscientists call for bolder action against climate crisis
Geoscientists and editors from the American Geophysical Union, who have been documenting the rapid and accelerating climate crisis for decades, plead for immediate collective action.
How a warming climate is affecting the Tibetan Plateau
Climate change is affecting snow depth on the Tibetan Plateau, which may provide trouble for communities at its base.
How can we leverage heritage in a changing global climate?
The relationship between climate action and our shared cultural heritage is often overlooked, though no less important when it comes to building resiliency and adapting to climate change.
Focusing on trust is one way to advance climate justice
Deepening trust in relationships by broadening and diversifying them could improve climate efforts on the global scale.
Climate finance today has greater reach, but more private influence
As climate finance becomes increasingly private and debt-based, both risk slowing long-term decarbonization and a shift of power away from government toward market actors.
Hidden gems in materials discovery: Healing our climate with barite
Many groundbreaking materials find their origins as rediscovered gems buried deep within the dusty archives, and barite could be one of them.
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