Perspectives

Perspectives is where we share reflections, resources, and stories about our changing climate

Director’s letter 2024: increasing our chances that the future is good

We built a resource that needed to exist—here’s how it’s going two years after launch

by Alison Smart

What is the Hothouse Earth trajectory?

Here’s what we do and don’t know about this possible warming trajectory

by Charlotte Venner

What’s the “right” way to communicate about climate change?

When doom, gloom, and unbridled optimism don’t work, what’s left? Everything.

by Alison Smart

What is a 1-in-100-year storm?

A 1-in-100-year storm has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year

by Charlotte Venner

What is wet-bulb temperature?

This measure helps us understand how hot is too hot for the human body

by Charlotte Venner

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