While climate change has not been a top political concern in Texas, it is increasingly emblematic of America’s climate change experience. From heat to damaging rains, this summer looks like a pivot point.
Humans are innovators and tend to look to technology to solve problems. But increasingly, people are turning to the natural world for solutions as well. For Houston, that means reintroducing the prairie.
Torrential rains are swelling the banks of rivers from central Manitoba down to St. Louis. As a result, flooding threatens much of the North American heartland, and climate change is seen by many as a key culprit