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1 week ago | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis |Erika Street Hopman
Each summer, as mosquitoes begin to buzz, the risk of West Nile virus quietly rises — and cities aren’t immune. In 2012, it burned through the Park Cities, two wealthy municipalities surrounded by the city of Dallas, causing 225 cases of West Nile fever, 173 cases of the more serious neuroinvasive form of the disease, and 19 deaths. In the U.S., the West Nile virus is most frequently spread by Culex mosquito species, such as Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus.
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1 month ago | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
While doing other research, Harvard professor and historian of science Naomi Oreskes stumbled upon a surprising discovery: As early as the 1950s, scientists were already warning about the dangers of human-made climate change. Yet despite this early evidence, public understanding of climate science has long been obscured by a decades-long campaign of disinformation orchestrated by the fossil fuel industry.
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1 month ago | 
whowhatwhy.org | Bridgett Ennis
About 10 percent of Latinos lack checking or savings accounts and rely on often costly alternative financial services that make it harder to build financial stability after a crisis. For many Americans, a bank account is a basic financial tool — used for everything from paying bills to saving for the future. But for millions of Latinos across the US, opening a bank account isn’t as simple as walking into the nearest branch.
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1 month ago | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
For many Americans, a bank account is a basic financial tool – used for everything from paying bills to saving for the future. But for millions of Latinos across the U.S., opening a bank account isn’t as simple as walking into the nearest branch. In many communities, mainstream banking options are scarce, financial jargon is intimidating, and trust in institutions remains low. As climate disasters intensify, the stakes are even higher.
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1 month ago | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
Most people don’t spend much time thinking about their state’s public utilities commission – if they’ve even heard of it at all. But these regulatory bodies, made up of just a few hundred commissioners across the country, make decisions that impact the cost of your monthly utility bill, the types of energy powering your home, and the future of the electric grid itself.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
As extreme weather events like hurricanes and floods wreak havoc, survivors often face more than just the physical destruction of their homes and communities. According to experts, the emotional toll can be profound, leaving people with a range of psychological and emotional reactions. Pamela Londoño Salazar, a mental health expert, says survivors commonly experience fear, confusion, grief, and even trauma in the wake of such crises.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
worth.com | Bridgett Ennis
Losing power can be a minor inconvenience, a life-threatening event, or something in between. For Scott Sklar, it’s an opportunity to invite his neighbors over to charge their phones, store their medications in his fridge, and warm up on a chilly night. Sklar’s home runs entirely on renewables and has battery storage, so he has power even when the grid goes down in his Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
Losing power can be a minor inconvenience, a life-threatening event, or something in between. For Scott Sklar, it’s an opportunity to invite his neighbors over to charge their phones, store their medications in his fridge, and warm up on a chilly night. Sklar’s home runs entirely on renewables and has battery storage, so he has power even when the grid goes down in his Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
In the Western U.S., small mesh cages adorn the towering whitebark pines that dot high-elevation landscapes. The cages have been placed around the trees’ pine cones to protect their increasingly precious contents: seeds. The survival of the slow-growing whitebark pine is threatened by an array of pressures: an invasive fungus called blister rust, a hungry beetle, and wildfires that have grown increasingly intense on a landscape parched by human-caused climate change.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
yaleclimateconnections.org | Bridgett Ennis
Communities facing the devastation of recent hurricanes hope for a quick recovery. But for the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe, which was hit by Hurricane Ida in 2021, recovery is moving at a snail’s pace. When the Category 4 hurricane reached southern Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2021, it destroyed dozens of the tribal members’ homes and damaged the community’s grocery store, churches, and former school building.
