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Tag: climate change
The evidence of things not seen
Samford professor explores how religious faith shapes trust in science Continue reading The evidence of things not seen
‘Starlight’ survivalists
Amid climate change, ‘dismalites’ keep on glowing Continue reading ‘Starlight’ survivalists
More value than gold
UA digital seed bank helps preserve Choctaw heritage Continue reading More value than gold
‘Fight for it to be better’
Volunteer science ‘hub’ helps communities tackle environmental injustices Continue reading ‘Fight for it to be better’
Drop by drop
Despite plentiful resources, Alabama may need more water management Continue reading Drop by drop
Faith for the future
Religious climate activists focus on energy, justice in the Southeast by Sydney Cromwell Climate anxiety. Crisis fatigue. Whatever you call it, spend enough time thinking and reading about the realities — and the immediacy — of climate change, and it’s easy to let it get you down. For Rhoda Vanderhart, a Mobile resident and one of the founders of Gulf Coast Creation Care, that moment … Continue reading Faith for the future
Up in smoke
Auburn researcher studies connection between forest fires, greenhouse gasses by Sydney Cromwell If a tree falls in the forest and there’s nobody around to measure it, how do we know how much carbon is stored inside it? If that information doesn’t seem useful to you, consider that the next time a fire travels through the forest, that fallen tree will burn and release its carbon … Continue reading Up in smoke
An entire world in a puddle
Researchers study relationships between wetlands, microbes, greenhouse gasses by Sydney Cromwell Every ecosystem has its own life cycle, its own rhythms. Few, though, are as changeable as the small wetlands scattered across the Tanglewood Biological Station, south of Tuscaloosa. In dry seasons, these tiny wetlands — some less than an acre in size — seem to disappear entirely, their waters absorbed into the ground or … Continue reading An entire world in a puddle
Come together
Small towns need funding, partnership in the face of climate disasters by Sydney Cromwell The tornado siren in the town of Parrish hasn’t worked for at least three years. Probably longer. It was broken when Bubba Cagle was elected mayor of this town of less than 1,000 people in Walker County. He was told that the needed part had been ordered. Three years later, it … Continue reading Come together
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