Climate Change
It’s Time to Engineer the Sky
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops
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Natural Disasters
How Climate Change Made Libya’s Flooding Even More Devastating
Climate change, civil war and international sanctions all contributed to the devastation caused by some of Libya’s worst flooding ever, researchers say
Climate Change
Working Remotely Can More Than Halve an Office Employee’s Carbon Footprint
By not going into the office, an at-home worker can cut greenhouse emissions in excess of 50 percent if they take energy-conservation steps
Climate Change
Climate Change Is Hindering Global Growth and Prosperity, U.N. Says
In the five decades between 1970 and 2021, extreme climate events caused more than two million deaths and led to economic losses of $4.3 trillion, 60 percent of which occurred in developing countries, a U.N...
Climate Change
‘The Moose’ and Other Military Planes May Have to Cut Cargo as Planet Warms
The C-17 Globemaster III—which transports troops and tanks—may have to shed weight as rising temperatures driven by climate change affect flying conditions
Climate Change
Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 ‘Planetary Boundaries’
Scientists analyzed nine so-called planetary boundaries and found humans are currently transgressing six
Climate Change
Our Oceans Are Threatened by Climate Disruption. They Could Also Provide Climate Solutions
Healthy oceans are central to the well-being of both our species and our entire planet
Education
Climate Science Is under Attack in Classrooms
Schools are a growing battlefield in climate politics as conservative states reshape their curriculum to downplay people’s contribution to rising temperatures
Climate Change
Lethal Heat Is Spreading across the Planet
Since 1970 more than 350 weather stations have experienced at least one six-hour period of a potentially deadly combination of heat and humidity. Scientists expect these episodes will increase as temperatures rise...
Climate Change
Large Herbivores Can Help Prevent Massive Wildfires
Reintroducing large herbivores into fire-prone areas can help combat the global rise in megafires
Climate Change
Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
After weeks at 100 degrees F, the drought and heat wave in Texas are taking their toll
Climate Change
Carbon in the Oceans Is Altering the Micro-Fabric of Life
Humans are feeding the invisible world of ocean microbes a punishing diet of pollutants, boosting the impact of climate change and hastening the destruction of life as we know it
Climate Change
Nearly 500 Neighborhoods Prone to Climate Disasters Will Get Extra Money for Resilience
U.S. census tracts with high exposure to climate impacts will get extra federal funds to build resilience
Climate Change
Half the World’s Population Faced Extreme Heat for at Least 30 Days This Summer
Nearly every person on the planet saw high temperatures that were made at least twice as likely by climate change this summer
Climate Change
As Heat Waves Worsen, Federal Aid Is Insufficient to Fund Cooling Needs
Many states prioritize using money from a federal energy assistance program for low-income people to defray energy costs for heating rather than cooling bills
Climate Change
The U.S. Undercounts Climate-Driven Deaths
The full death toll from extreme heat waves, hurricanes and other climate-related disasters often isn’t revealed until weeks, months or even years after an event occurs
Climate Change
What Do Climate Scientists Tell Their Kids about the Future?
Doom and gloom or realism and hope? Here’s how six climate experts describe the future to their young children
Climate Change
Republican Presidential Candidates Vow to Fiddle as Earth Burns
Denial of climate change is driven by ideology, leaving its consequences to harm us all—especially the world's poorest
Agriculture
Olive Oil Prices Surge as Persistent Drought Ravages Mediterranean Groves
Olive trees in Spain and neighboring countries have little fruit, which itself could wither away
Weather
Hurricane Idalia Turns into a Monster Storm because of Heat in Gulf of Mexico
Abundant warm ocean waters caused Hurricane Idalia to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast of Florida and bringing significant impacts
