Climate Connections

Energy efficiency advocate Brendan Haley highlights the benefits of heat pumps – which heat and cool homes – by dressing as one for Halloween. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

Rishi Varma's 'Sulfur Bottom' centers on a family living next to a toxic waste site. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

Community leaders have debuted a high-tech biodigester designed to capture emissions, feed gardens, and inspire the next generation. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

In their new book, "Atlas of the New World," photographers Giulia Piermartiri and Edoardo Delille use dreamlike images to depict a planet in the midst of rapid change. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

By planting wildflowers instead of grass, developers are creating habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

The off-grid electric systems provide power for medical lights, fetal monitors, and other devices – helping more women give birth safely. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

Researchers who visited Svalbard expected deep snow, but instead they found meltwater pools and thawed ground. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

But you can buy a separate flood insurance policy – a step experts are urging people to take as floods get more extreme and common, even outside of high-risk flood zones. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

A two-week test drive program is helping rural drivers see if EVs fit their lives. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

More than half the deaths from U.S. hurricanes between 2013 and 2022 were the result of freshwater flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/