Environmental Research Letters

Jackson Street, washed out in aftermath of 1955 Connecticut floods in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA). Photo credit: US NARA/ U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

Articles, Climate Change January 1, 2021

From Dust Bowl to Climigration

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Dust Bowl Ballads by Woody Guthrie. Hurricanes and floods in the Southeast. “When the Levee Breaks” written by…

Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Photo credit: Andrew Taylor/WDM

Articles, Climate Change, Nature & Environment July 1, 2020

Climate change forces virus migration

“All the world is topsy-turvy, and it has been topsy-turvy ever since the plague.” This quote is from The Scarlet Plague written by Jack London…

Climate Change December 28, 2018

‘Climate Gentrification’ Will Deepen Urban Inequality

A new study investigates the intersection of climate change and real estate, and finds that higher elevations bring higher values. It’s no surprise that a list…

The Lost Bayou: Grand Bayou

Grand Bayou, LA. At one time, it was a lively community of close-knit families, until they were forced to leave. ©2020. Garde Voir Ci magazine. Nicholls State University Department of Mass Communication.

World Rainforest Day

Rainforests cover only 2 percent of the planet’s surface area but are responsible for more than 25% of all Western medicine and house more than 50% of the world’s plant and animal species.