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109 Stories
  1. informal housing constructed in flood-prone areas of Lagos, Nigeria
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    Climate Vulnerable Residents in Nigeria Are Creating Makeshift Adaptation Systems

    June 3, 2026

    A YSE-led study shows that residents of informal settlements in Lagos are finding new ways to adapt to intense flooding and are building livelihoods from climate action despite being excluded from formal state climate mitigation planning.

  2. green soybean plants with roots
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    The Carbon Dioxide Removal Roadmap

    May 1, 2026

    The Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture's Spring Symposium marks an anniversary and sets its sights on what natural carbon capture needs to achieve by 2040.

  3. oil well on the edge of a very large wind farm
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    For Frontline Communities, Climate Change Hits Home as Extreme Heat and Power Outages

    April 6, 2026

    New research shows frontline communities and the general public share similar levels of concern about global warming but diverge sharply when it comes to its most immediate consequences: extreme heat, power outages, and other day-to-day harms.

  4. Aerial shot of a timber yard outside a sawmill on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State
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    Global Carbon Credit Program Risks Rewarding the Wrong Behavior

    April 2, 2026

    New research by Yale scientists reveals hidden vulnerabilities in the world’s largest forest‑protection credit systems.

  5. YSE Doctoral Candidate Jonathan Gewirtzman measures methane emissions from a tree stem in a flooded ghost forest site near Flamingo, Florida in March, 2022. Photo credit: Isaac Zapata
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    Decoding the Everglades’ Climate Footprint

    February 24, 2026

    A study by YSE scientists on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Florida wetlands provides a path for maximizing carbon capture through water management.

  6. Nightime view of a wildfire encroaching on a neighborhood of houses
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    Mapping the Future of Wildfires in a Warming World

    February 23, 2026

    YSE Senior Research Scientist Jennifer Marlon was part of an international team that combined global fire data and climate models to identify gaps in wildfire risk projections and outline a framework to better inform long-term planning.

  7. Cars stranded on a flooded highway
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    Climate Worries Rise but Dialogue Fades

    February 17, 2026

    A Yale Program on Climate Change Communication survey reveals a gap between Americans’ increasing alarm about the impacts of climate change and news coverage of the issue.

  8. a crowd of people looking across a flooding road at a box truck stuck in the torrent of water
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    Rethinking Climate Migration

    December 9, 2025

    A new climate adaptation model introduced by Yale School of the Environment Assistant Professor Brianna Castro and a global team of researchers reframes “move or stay” decisions, introducing a third framework of “tethered resilience.”

  9. Gold mining in the Amazon rain forest
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    Tackling Deforestation on a Global Scale

    November 14, 2025

    Brazil is the driving force behind the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF), an international financing program that will provide economic incentives to promote tropical forest conservation. YSE News spoke with faculty experts about the benefits and challenges of the ambitious funding initiative that was formally launched at COP30. 

  10. aerial image above rainforest looking across water to Belem, Brazil
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    YSE Students Join Global Climate Talks at COP30

    November 4, 2025

    YSE students will play active roles in discussions on climate adaptation, finance, and resilience — working with delegations from global NGOs and countries such as Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and Bhutan.

  11. workshop participants watch a drone take measurements
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    A Critical Knowledge Exchange Deep in the Amazon

    November 3, 2025

    COP30, which opens next week in Belém, Brazil, is expected to have an unprecedented focus on the essential role of Indigenous peoples in driving sustainable global climate response. Associate Professor Paulo Brando, an internationally recognized expert on tropical forest ecology, recently spoke to YSE News about the urgent need to connect ancestral knowledge with scientific methods to monitor and protect the health of threatened Amazon ecosystems.

  12. a person tracks data in a laptop as tractor tills an agricultural field in the background
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    Building Trust in Soil Carbon as a Climate Solution Requires Stronger Evidence

    September 23, 2025

    As policymakers, markets, and the public look to soil carbon sequestration as a key climate solution, new research led by Yale School of the Environment scientists warns that current methods for measuring success may not be up to the task.

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    YSE Experts to Share Pathways to Progress at Climate Week NYC

    September 16, 2025

    From spanning partisan divides to the potential of AI to advance solutions,YSE faculty and research scientists will offer insights on a wide array of topics.

  14. aerial view of vast agricultural fields in the Amazon rainforest
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    There Is Wide Variation in the Amazon’s Response to Degradation and Climate Change

    August 21, 2025

    New research by Yale School of the Environment scientists highlights the need to reduce the “hammer” of human impact on the world's largest rainforest rather than focusing on an all-encompassing climatic tipping point. 

  15. Tractor cultivating the springtime soil
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    Liming Can Help Enhance Carbon Capture in Agricultural Fields

    August 6, 2025

    The common mineral can promote harvests and help fight climate change, a YSE-led study found.