Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

A Generational Shift in American Energy

At a Climate Forward live event, Scott Strazik, the chief executive of GE Vernova, talked about how his company is navigating President Trump’s energy policies.

What Extreme Heat Is Doing to Your Body

As climate change intensifies, heat health risks from accelerated aging to bad decision-making grow worldwide. Here’s what you need to know. By Keerti Gopal Kevin Miller can get a person to the brink of heat stroke in 30 minutes. 

5 things to know about the fungal infection valley fever

What is valley fever and how does it spread? Valley fever is an infection spread by a fungus that grows in the top few inches of soil in parts of the American West. It is transmitted when soil is disturbed…

An absurdist theater artist prepares New Yorkers for climate disasters

Edgemere Farm was born out of a climate catastrophe and community resilience. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, volunteers transformed an abandoned, flood-damaged, city-owned plot into a lush organic garden. One day in mid-September, the half-acre site in Far Rockaway,…