Climate Crisis

Climate Scientists Argue That It’s Time To Plan For the Worst Case Warming

In A Weird Trick of Physics, Microplastic Pollution Could Impact the Weather

‘Tiny Forests’ Are Taking Off In Cities Everywhere — But Can They Thrive?

This Ancient Water System in the Southwest Is Surprisingly Ingenious — But Can It Last?

Atmospheric Rivers are Shifting Across The Globe — And We’re Only Starting To Understand The Impact

Volcano Were Blamed for the Greatest of Earth’s ‘Big Five’ Mass Extinctions — Scientists Might Have Been Wrong

Last Year A 600-Foot Mega-Tsunami Hit Greenland — And Researchers Had No Idea It Happened

Ancient Viruses Contain Hidden Secrets About Our Climate’s Past — Here’s What They Reveal

Two Upcoming Climate Phenomena Could Radically Shift the North Atlantic Ocean’s Hot Temperature

What is Actually Happening to Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ — A New Study Offers An Entirely New Perspective

Inside the Controversial Effort To Move This Forgotten, Mysterious Creature From It’s Native Home

This Piece of Coral In Fiji Is 600 Years Old — What It Reveals About Our Climate’s Future Is Nerve-Wracking

Ancient Civilizations Used These Simple Measures to Cool Cities Down — Why Can’t We Do the Same?

This Is What Happens To Trees When They Take In Excess CO2

This Overlooked Measurement Is Essential To Predicting Heat Risk

Why Iceland’s Recent Volcanic Eruptions May Just Be The Beginning

Wildfires Can Change The Weather In Strange And Sometimes Dangerous Ways

The Hottest Ocean Temperatures In 400 Years Are Putting The Great Barrier Reef in Extreme Peril

Greenland’s Ice Sheet is Both Younger And Less Stable Than Scientists Thought

Climate Tipping Points Are Unpredictable And Miss The Point, Says New Study

An Underwater Drone Helped Scientists Explore the Final Glacial Frontier

Mind-Bending: The Hottest Day On Earth On Record Was Broken Twice Last Week

These Adorable Sea Creatures Play A Key Role In Tracking Climate Change

Paris Olympic Athletes Will Have To Compete In the Middle of A Massive Heat Wave In Europe

Can We Fix Climate Change If People Don’t Believe In It? Science History Offers Hope

Why We Find Extreme Weather So Fascinating — And How That Can Be Used for Good

The Great Salt Lake Emitted More Than 4 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gasses In 1 Year

The Best Disaster Thriller of the Year Could Revive a Dead Genre

These Prescription Drugs Can Increase the Risk for Heat-Related Illnesses — Millions of Americans Are On Them

Forgotten, Half-Century Old Film Photographs Reveal A Hidden Truth About Antartica’s Glaciers

Hurricane Beryl Likely Contributed to Boeing Starliner’s Ongoing Delays

The Number One Way To Beat A Heat Wave Is A Biological Function We Take For Granted

This Big Problem With Fast Fashion Is Really Easy To Fix — Without Losing Style Points

Alaska’s Glaciers are Speeding Towards a Crucial Tipping Point

It's Not Just You — Tornadoes Are Becoming Stronger, And More Frequent

Scientists Have Found a New Climate Tipping Point — And It’s Not What You Think

Is A Planet Alive? ‘Scavenger's Reign’ Unearths A Fringe Ecological Theory

Why Zombie Fires In The Arctic Just Won’t Die

Eliminating This Common Pollutant Could Actually Lead to More Forest Fires

37 Years Later, NASA Retires Its Famous Flying Laboratory

When It Comes To Calculating Climate Risks, Stock Traders Turn To This Data Source

What Actually Happened To The ‘Doomsday Glacier?’ Here’s What Satellite Data Shows

Air Quality Experts Prepare For A Hazy "New Normal" As Wildfires Rage Canada

Summer 2024 Will Be Full of Some Truly Bizarre Weather Patterns

“Only Once Every 221 Years:” How Scientists Predict This Rare Clash of Cicada Broods Will Go Down

Electric Air Taxis Could Be Just A Few Years From Reality

The Scientific Reason Winemakers Are Freaking Out About A Warming Planet

This Map Shows How Climate Change Has Already Impacted Your Garden

The Link Between Health Problems And Microplastics Just Got A Lot Stronger

“Forests Die Fast And Grow Slowly:” A Radical Experiment To Transplant A Forest Might Actually Work