by Padmini D. When people picture climate activism, they usually imagine protest signs, policy briefings or dense scientific reports. But across cities and galleries worldwide, a quieter, and sometimes louder, form of activism is taking shape on walls, in soundscapes, and inside museums: art. Facts alone rarely move people to act. Data can inform, but

The Climate.gov website, a trusted and popular source of U.S. climate information run by NOAA, was taken down by the Trump administration in 2025. That URL now redirects to an archive that links to a small portion of old Climate.gov information and is no longer being updated. In response, a group of ex-NOAA employees laid

by Fran Goldstein COP31 — The 2026 UN Climate Summit The annual UN climate negotiations shape global strategy on emissions, finance, energy transition and adaptation. After disappointing progress on phasing out fossil fuels last year at COP30 in Belém, pressure is mounting for clearer plans and real follow-through. Turkey will host COP31 in November in

by Neil Auwarter On frozen pond: the Carnegie Mellon study As detailed in this issue’s companion article, Climate change in black and white: The power of binary framing, recent work in cognitive science suggests people are more impacted by climate information framed binarily — this or that — than by incremental data. The example used

by Padmini Das In the age of data overload, the biggest challenge in climate communication isn’t the lack of information, it’s getting people to feel it. A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour offers a striking insight into why some climate messages hit home while others fade into the background. The study, led by

by Fran Goldstein Given recent events — from accelerating climate disasters to government cutbacks — many people are experiencing profound anxiety and despair about the future. Yet emerging research and expert advice point to ways we can process these emotions, find meaning and take action without becoming overwhelmed. For instance, researchers at the University of

by Neil Auwarter Harris would safeguard the climate; Trump would pour gas on the problem In principle, Americans share a desire for future generations to thrive and prosper. But when it comes to climate, only one of the major presidential candidates would put this principle into practice. Kamala Harris has a strong record of climate