Latest Global Warming Stories
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A looming climate disaster threatens the lives of 6,000 Peruvians
Earth used to be cooler than we thought, which changes our math on global warming
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2020 is on track to be the hottest year in history
Climate change is affecting fall foliage, but not in the way you think
Animals are finding surprising ways to adapt to rising temperatures
Hurricane Iota is a record-breaking storm in a record-breaking year
What President-elect Biden could do for the environment in his first 100 days
Hurricane season surges on as Eta slams Nicaragua and Honduras
This election could decide the climate’s future
Nights are warming faster than days. Here’s what that means for the planet.
NOAA is changing the way it talks about hurricanes
A nearly unprecedented cluster of tropical storms are brewing in the Atlantic
Slow, meandering hurricanes are often more dangerous—and they’re getting more common
Toxic waste sites aren’t prepared for hurricane season
This worst-case climate scenario might be the most realistic
The 2020 hurricane season might be one of the worst in decades
Major news outlets are handing the mic to big business on climate issues
The inconvenient truth about Burger King’s ‘reduced methane’ Whopper
Healthy ecosystems are nature’s barrier to hurricane damage
The latest summer forecast calls for deadly heat waves
Ice sheets can melt much faster than we thought
Mangrove plants flourish on coastlines, but rising seas may outpace them by 2050
Planting invasive species could make our carbon problem worse
Lab-grown algae might help save corals from climate change
We can no longer rely on historical data to predict extreme weather
The Arctic might be a methane time bomb—or not
How heat pumps can help fight global warming
Where every Democratic candidate stands on the biggest environmental issues
Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion to fight the climate crisis can make a difference—if spent correctly
Climate change may not claim as many species as we thought
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting in more ways than we thought
Indoor carbon dioxide can make us dumber, and that will get worse with climate change
Invasive earthworms are burrowing into boreal forests worldwide
Early climate change models held up better than you think
Another year, another carbon emissions record
COP25 may be the most important climate change meeting ever—and the US is barely there
Natural gas extraction is booming—and so are harmful methane leaks
Hurricanes really are becoming more destructive
Thousands of scientists from 153 countries plead: Do something about the climate emergency
The California wildfire culprit no one’s talking about: invasive grasses
Northern California’s coasts are turning into underwater deserts
Jonesing to visit Antarctica? Here’s your chance
New global climate report shows we need to help our oceans help us
Trying to eat eco-friendly? These charts show how different diets could change the planet.
Can we still prevent an apocalypse? What Jonathan Franzen gets wrong about climate change
Oyster architecture could save our coastlines
A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California?
We can’t stop climate change unless we drastically change how we use our land
A red tide devastated Florida marine life for 16 months. Why?
Saving Greenland could save the world
Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
What kids learn in school can sway their parents’ beliefs
It’s hard to know how much oil we have left, but this is our best guess
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting faster than we thought and shows no signs of stopping
Here’s how many trees are required to cool a city street
Yes, humans are causing climate change. And we’ve known for 40 years.