A new UN report urges a radical shift in the way we think about nature
The United Nations released a report Thursday on the health of the planet that proposes a radical shift in the way mankind thinks about it.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try
A climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks there’s...
2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record, NASA Analysis Shows
Earth’s global average surface temperature in 2020 tied with 2016 as the warmest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA.
The carbon skyscraper: A new way of picturing rapid, human-caused climate change
That’s why firing bullets from a gun is more dangerous than tossing them by hand. Why skydivers use parachutes. Why roads have speed limits. And...
Here’s How Scientists Want Biden to Take on Climate Change
For the past four years, climate experts have watched with dismay as Donald Trump’s presidential administration has systematically weakened climate regulations, bolstered the use of...
Inside the C.I.A., She Became a Spy for Planet Earth
For the past four years, climate experts have watched with dismay as Donald Trump’s presidential administration has systematically weakened climate regulations, bolstered the use of...
Land Ecosystems Are Becoming Less Efficient at Absorbing Carbon Dioxide
Land ecosystems currently play a key role in mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide (CO2) plants and trees absorb during photosynthesis, the process they...
Trump team delaying work on major climate report
The Trump administration is slow-walking a mandatory climate report by not seeking out scientists to work on it, says one of the authors of the...