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Disparities of climate change mapped

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:11 PM PDT

New research illustrates the disparity between the narrow origins and far-reaching impacts of greenhouse emissions responsible for disrupting the global climate system.

No more cone? Psychology researchers offer better tool for visualizing hurricane danger

Posted: 14 Jul 2021 10:19 AM PDT

Researchers are working on an easily understood, science-backed way to visually represent hurricane danger to the general public. They contend that the cone of uncertainty creates a false sense of security for people who live outside the boundary of the cone and that there are better ways to signal likely impacts.