Climate Change(Page 10)

As greenhouse gas emissions rise, so does the intensity and weirdness of our climate system. This is what you need to know.

Latest in Climate Change

Loggerhead sea turtle
Environment

Sea turtles are helping us forecast storms

By Kate Golden / Hakai Magazine

A satellite image of the western coast of Africa. A grey haze extends out over the Atlantic Ocean from the desert.
Environment

Why NASA is sending a dust-scanning spectrometer to the ISS

By Philip Kiefer

French fries and food menus on dining table.
Environment

Should restaurants put carbon footprint labels on their menus?

By Carla Delgado

Caribou peeking over horizon
Environment

Climate change is forcing massive wildlife migrations towards the poles

By Benjamin von Brackel

Forest with mountain and sunset in background.
Environment

Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ozone
Environment

Why Colorado continues to have some of the worst ozone problems in the country

By Jim Robbins / KHN

Trees grow with power plant pollution in the background.
Environment

The EPA needs to retool its fight against climate pollution. Here’s how.

By Thor Benson

KLM airplane taking off of runway.
Environment

Greenwashing lawsuit against Dutch airline is the first of its kind

By Sara Kiley Watson

Field of pearl millet grain crops
Environment

Pee makes for great fertilizer. But is it safe?

By Thor Benson

Soil with small green plants.
Environment

Diverse microbes are key to healthy soil. Climate change is threatening that.

By Carla Delgado

Emissions from plant and ship streaming into the air.
Environment

The Supreme Court’s EPA ruling may spell doom for US climate goals

By Sara Kiley Watson, Philip Kiefer

shark-near-florida
Environment

Sharks are learning to love coastal cities

By Corinne Iozzio

Compostable plastic cups found in garbage.
Environment

Single-use plastic is on its way out of national parks. But why is the pace so glacial?

By Bridget Reed Morawski

Heatwave in Phoenix Arizona sunset or sunrise red sun
Environment

How US cities are preparing for more life-threatening heatwaves

By Danielle Renwick and Emma Pattee / Nexus Media News

Firefly or lighting bug display in summer in a forest clearing
Environment

The land of lost fireflies is probably a humble New Jersey bog

By Maddy Lauria

a large black stick bug isolated on a black background
Environment

Macro portraits reveal the glamor and peril of endangered insects

By Lauren J. Young

Person in brown sweater with a white apron frying something on a gas stove that's leaking methane
Environment

Gas appliances could be leaking up to 21 hazardous pollutants in your home

By Sara Kiley Watson

Boat leaving cruise ship on the ocean.
Environment

Care about the planet? Skip the cruise, for now.

By Thor Benson

Farmer holding freshly harvested carrots.
Environment

The EU’s plan to halve pesticide use is ambitious, but realistic

By Sara Kiley Watson

Three jugs of milk on sidewalk.
Environment

Heat stress might curdle the dairy industry

By Carla Delgado

Vegetables on grocery produce shelf.
Environment

Transportation makes up a fifth of all food system carbon emissions

By Sara Kiley Watson

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet
Technology

FedEx is charging up its electric vehicle fleet

By Rob Verger

A firefighter stands holding a canister of gasoline in a snowy forest looking out over burning piles of underbrush.
Environment

Why the US Forest Service paused prescribed burns—a key wildfire prevention tool

By Philip Kiefer

Coal mining operation with vehicles.
Environment

Why China just can’t seem to quit coal

By Thor Benson

Water glasses being filled.
Environment

The right kind of filter can keep microplastics out of drinking water

By Carla Delgado

a heat map showing dark red on the city of las vegas and radiating out yellow to bits of green at the edge of the map as you move further from the city
Environment

Satellite images of Las Vegas show just how extreme urban heat islands can get

By Philip Kiefer, Lauren J. Young

a road in yellowstone park that has murky brown flood water covering part of it, blocking entrance to the park
Environment

Yellowstone National Park was never built to take on the rain and snow that comes with climate change

By Maria Parazo Rose

a family of polar bears walk on a glacier
Environment

Greenland’s polar bears are learning to get around in a less icy world

By Kate Baggaley

Microplastic pellets on the beach.
Environment

Horrific blobs of ‘plastitar’ are gunking up Atlantic beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

Blocks of concrete on shovel.
Environment

Green cement could change the construction game—but will builders actually use it?

By Maria Parazo Rose

A ‘heat dome’ is searing the US with record-breaking temperatures
Science

A ‘heat dome’ is searing the US with record-breaking temperatures

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A Butte, Montana resident worried about his town.
Environment

Inside a Montana town’s fight against copper mine dust

By Katheryn Houghton / KHN

An image of the Thwaites Glacier from NASA
Environment

Our biggest glacier problem is melting from the bottom-up

By Ted Scambos / The Conversation

Smokestack with a cloud of CO2 emissions that are bad for climate change over a coast during a sunset
Environment

There’s more carbon dioxide in the air than ever before in human history

By Sara Kiley Watson

A green valley sits at the bottom of a mountain range on a sunny day.
Environment

Climate change is turning the snowy white Alps green

By Maria Parazo Rose

What these flowers can teach us about adapting to a human-altered world
Environment

What these flowers can teach us about adapting to a human-altered world

By Robert I Colautti / The Conversation

Little brown dog lawn sign telling people to curb their dog and pick up dog poop to prevent pollution
Environment

The planet needs you to pick up your dog’s poop

By Jesse Greenspan

Seashore in Chile.
Environment

Climate change is making the ocean lose its memory. Here’s what that means.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Ball of copper wire on green background
Technology

Can this MIT metallurgist clean up copper production?

By Andrew Zaleski

A photo of a humpback whale and her calf.
Environment

Boat noise is driving humpback whale moms into deep, dangerous water

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

Power lines against cloudy sunset sky.
Environment

AI can help fight climate change—but it can also make it worse

By Thor Benson

Moose in Main are in danger.
Environment

Climate change-emboldened ticks are killing off moose in Maine

By Paul Richards / Field & Stream

A photo of steelmaking.
Environment

Steelmaking is a major source of emissions. These companies are racing to fix it.

By Marcello Rossi / Undark

Water and air pollution on beach
Environment

Pollution kills 1 in 6 people worldwide

By Sara Kiley Watson

Surgical tools on blue backdrop.
Environment

Can we decarbonize surgical healthcare?

By Carla Delgado

Aerial view of high chimney pipes with grey smoke from coal power plant. Production of electricity with fossil fuel.
Environment

Greenhouse gases, sea level rise, and ocean acidification all broke records in 2021

By Hannah Seo

Palm fruit on grass.
Environment

Indonesia’s palm oil ban is hurting its own people the most

By Sara Kiley Watson

Black farmer on a no-till tractor with pistachio trees in the background
Environment

US farmers can help in the battle for climate resiliency. A massive bill highlights how.

By Kristine Liao

A photo of a salmon hybrid.
Environment

This wild salmon hybrid is raising concerns in Canada

By Kris Millgate/Field & Stream

Grass field with homes and wind turbines in the background.
Environment

Why ‘rooftop wind’ simply can’t compete with rooftop solar

By Thor Benson

Glen Canyon dam and Arizona bridge.
Environment

Lake Powell’s drought is part of a growing threat to hydropower everywhere

By Sara Kiley Watson

Quorn sausage and bean stew in a skillet.
Environment

This fermented meat alternative could help halve global deforestation rates

By Carla Delgado

Man Standing on Rocky Mountain Under White Cloudy Sky To Improve Mental Health in Nature
Environment

People around the world love and grieve nature in unique ways

By Sara Kiley Watson

Yellow lawn mower next to lawn with tall grasses and pink and blue native wildflowers
Environment

Cities are letting plants go wild for ‘No Mow May’

By Kristine Liao

Gas meters on brick wall.
Environment

The EU is struggling to phase out Russian oil and gas

By Thor Benson

A fire moving across a hillside at night
Environment

The American West is primed for a summer of fire

By Philip Kiefer

Climate change is making the National Guard’s job hell
Technology

Climate change is making the National Guard’s job hell

By Haley Britzky/Task & Purpose

Lightbulbs hanging in restaurant.
Environment

How bad are incandescent light bulbs for the environment?

By Carla Delgado

Extreme heat in Southeast Asia has brought summer early.
Environment

Southeast Asia’s months-long heat wave is untenable for human health

By Hannah Seo

a colorful full coral reef
Environment

These Hawaiian corals could hold the secret to surviving warming waters

By Kate Baggaley

USPS mail truck
Environment

The USPS is getting sued for sticking with gas-guzzling trucks

By Sara Kiley Watson

Atlanta skyline at sunset
Environment

Urban sprawl defines unsustainable cities, but it can be undone

By Jocelyn Timperley

People standing on a bridge at sunset while bats fly over.
Environment

Climate change could introduce humans to thousands of new viruses

By Philip Kiefer

This app is helping Californians stay on top of wildfire risks
Technology

This app is helping Californians stay on top of wildfire risks

By Colleen Hagerty