Climate Change(Page 3)

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

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view from airplane

Climate change is making turbulence worse Climate change is making turbulence worse

By Lauren Leffer

Thick clouds of fine particulate matter blow off China in this 2016 satellite photo (oriented with north to the left).

How the Blob was born How the Blob was born

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

Dragonfly resting on flower

Dragonflies reveal how toxic mercury moves in nature Dragonflies reveal how toxic mercury moves in nature

Researcher Andrea Spolaor holds an ice core recovered in Svalbard, Norway in April 2023.

The race to save glacial ice records before they melt away The race to save glacial ice records before they melt away

By Nicola Jones / Yale Environment 360

co2 collector containers

Why carbon capture needs to evolve Why carbon capture needs to evolve

By Natasha Gilbert / Knowable Magazine

Hurricane Ian flood, Florida.

FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods FEMA will now consider climate change when it rebuilds after floods

By Jake Bittle/Grist

WIPP site in New Mexico

Finding a forever home for nuclear waste Finding a forever home for nuclear waste

By Sarah Scoles/Undark

Picture of the field site in Amsterdam with the four research plots.

Self-cooling turf could make sweltering sports more bearable Self-cooling turf could make sweltering sports more bearable

By Mack DeGeurin

Best air quality monitors sliced header

The best air quality monitors, according to experts The best air quality monitors, according to experts

By John Alexander

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

By Nicola Jones / Knowable Magazine

a small grey and black reef fish swims

Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds Fish in Earth’s hottest water defy the odds

By Laura Baisas

Golden Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in the Red Sea, Egypt

Mass extinction 183 million years ago offers dire warning for modern oceans Mass extinction 183 million years ago offers dire warning for modern oceans

Ocean trash can now be tracked from space Ocean trash can now be tracked from space

Microplastic pile close-up

Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study Every human semen sample contained microplastics in new study

OceanXplorers sub

Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

A huge thermokarst crater showing the damage to the permafrost and our climate, Batagay, Russia.

Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing Earth’s ‘Gateway to Hell’ is growing

By Lauren Leffer

Close-up of three cows

Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality Cow poop might make cleaner hydrogen gas a reality

The best air purifiers for smoke on a plain white background.

The best air purifiers for smoke, tested and reviewed The best air purifiers for smoke, tested and reviewed

By Terri Williams

Concept art of EarthCARE satellite scanning clouds above Earth

The ‘White Dragon’ satellite will keep watch over our clouds The ‘White Dragon’ satellite will keep watch over our clouds

Private jet on tarmac at sunset

Tracking private jets just got much harder Tracking private jets just got much harder

Factory worker overseeing steel forge

Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’ Zero-emission ‘electric cement’ is an ‘absolute miracle’

An aerial view of the rust-colored Kutuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Thawing permafrost is exposing minerals to weathering, increasing the acidity of the water, which releases metals like iron, zinc, and copper.

Why are Alaska’s rivers turning orange? Why are Alaska’s rivers turning orange?

By Laura Baisas

Small Plastic pellets on blue cloth

Every human testicle contained microplastics in a new study Every human testicle contained microplastics in a new study

A lineup of the best air purifiers on a white background

The best air purifiers so you can breathe easy The best air purifiers so you can breathe easy

By Stacey L. Nash, By Amanda Reed, By Brandt Ranj

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port

Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht

An October 1919 Popular Science story described hail cannons and similar technological efforts to alter weather patterns.

Cloud control: Humanity’s never-ending quest to control the weather Cloud control: Humanity’s never-ending quest to control the weather

By Bill Gourgey

Cargo Ship in Panama Canal

A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it A new solution proposed for drought-stricken Panama Canal goes around it

Shoe made from bacterial cellulose

Would you wear this ‘shoe-like vessel’ made from genetically engineered bacteria? Would you wear this ‘shoe-like vessel’ made from genetically engineered bacteria?

Arctic ice flow

Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable Melting ice makes Arctic a target for a new deep sea internet cable

a women blows her nose into a facial tissue while standing next to blooming white flowers

Spring allergy season is off to an even earlier start this year Spring allergy season is off to an even earlier start this year

By Laura Baisas

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow

By Matt Kasson / The Conversation

High traffic road with signs and light trails on sunset

EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032 EPA says over half of all new cars must be EVs or hybrids by 2032

CorPower C4 buoy turbine in ocean

Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy Huge 60-foot-tall buoy uses ocean waves to create clean energy

Concept art of cyborg jellyfish with forebody attachments

Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths

scientist working on compostable plastics collage with mushrooms

What will it take to make truly compostable plastic? What will it take to make truly compostable plastic?

By Boyce Upholt / Knowable Magazine

Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next?

Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next? Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next?

By Harriet Weber

Why is it so warm right now?

Why is it so warm right now? Why is it so warm right now?

By Richard B. (Ricky) Rood / The Conversation

Tiger walking across snow

NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers

ski resort sunrise sunset yellow

How ski resorts are adapting to climate change How ski resorts are adapting to climate change

By Tik Root/Grist

Aerial View Of Reforestation And Forest

When planting trees is bad for the planet When planting trees is bad for the planet

By Lauren Leffer

Pink lab-grown beef rice in white bowl

Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’ Scientists swear their lab-grown ‘beef rice’ tastes ‘pleasant’

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

Photo illustration of hawkmoth navigating to flower during vehicle exhaust emission.

Air pollution messes with moths’ ability to smell flowers Air pollution messes with moths’ ability to smell flowers

By Lauren Leffer

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Fire and smoke are below the spacecraft as it lifts off from the launch pad.

NASA’s PACE satellite takes off to monitor phytoplankton—from space NASA’s PACE satellite takes off to monitor phytoplankton—from space

By Laura Baisas

Abandoned car in aluminum red mud spill

Aluminum’s notorious, toxic red mud could one day help make ‘green steel’ Aluminum’s notorious, toxic red mud could one day help make ‘green steel’

A satellite image of two cyclones over the ocean with land nearby.

Stronger hurricanes may call for a ‘Category 6’ Stronger hurricanes may call for a ‘Category 6’

By Laura Baisas

A multiple-exposure photograph of insects circling an artificial light at night. The light can mess with a moth’s sense of what direction is up and which way is down.

Why artificial light—and evolution—trap moths Why artificial light—and evolution—trap moths

By Laura Baisas

YouTube is riddled with false claims.

How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers

By Kate Yoder/Grist

The cost of freeing drinking water from ‘forever chemicals’

The cost of freeing drinking water from ‘forever chemicals’ The cost of freeing drinking water from ‘forever chemicals’

By Charles Schmidt / Undark

Four of the best small humidifiers side by side on a plain white background.

The best small dehumidifiers The best small dehumidifiers

By John Alexander

An artist’s impression of a group of G. blacki within a forest in southern China. Four of these giant apes sit on the grass near a stream, while an orangutan hangs from a tree branch. They are brown with yellow-ish manes around their faces.

These extinct, nearly 10-foot-tall apes could not adapt to shifting seasons These extinct, nearly 10-foot-tall apes could not adapt to shifting seasons

By Laura Baisas

An aardvark with a long nose sits in grass.

Why scientists are studying aardvarks’ poop Why scientists are studying aardvarks’ poop

By Laura Baisas

Thick smoke from a wildfire in the tundra in Alaska.

Wildfires are thawing the tundra Wildfires are thawing the tundra

By Kylie Mohr / High Country News

‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents

‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents ‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents

By Hannah Norman / KFF Health News

Waves on the ocean.

Warming oceans could thaw trapped ‘fire-ice’ Warming oceans could thaw trapped ‘fire-ice’

By Laura Baisas

Google and Fervo's geothermal power plant in Nevada at dusk

Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

Four choices for the best air purifiers for allergies on a plain background

The best air purifiers for allergies The best air purifiers for allergies

Storm coming in over farm field

Google DeepMind’s AI forecasting is outperforming the ‘gold standard’ model Google DeepMind’s AI forecasting is outperforming the ‘gold standard’ model

Kelp holds a timeline of Earth’s history

Kelp holds a timeline of Earth’s history Kelp holds a timeline of Earth’s history

By Bill Morris / Hakai Magazine

Hot dogs at the grocery store without meat warning labels

Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat Graphic warning labels might convince people to eat less meat

Why do we eat so many cows

Why cutting back on cow consumption is so hard Why cutting back on cow consumption is so hard

By Naoki Nitta / Grist

Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows

Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows

By Tik Root/Grist