If we want to survive what’s coming, and what’s already here, we must build a world where...
Climate Change and Weather
Climate change links Earth’s deep environmental past with modern fossil-fuel warming, revealing how societies have studied shifting climates while confronting increasingly severe ecological and human consequences.
Rivers did not stay put. Coastlines receded. Earthquakes reshaped terrain. These disruptions did more than challenge surveying...
Vanishing edges caused by climate change are not the end. They are the test. Of our systems,...
The planet holds enough freshwater to meet the basic needs of every person. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic...
Across the world, the slow drip of crisis is becoming a roar. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
Humanity has always lived in the shadow—and under the influence—of changing skies. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate...
The real action in 2025 will come from the leaders of states and provinces. By Mary D....
The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in Earth’s environmental history. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Human history has been anything but lacking in ways of doing ourselves in. By Tom EngelhardtCo-Founder, American...
Climate science has provided the tools and knowledge to mitigate and adapt to climate change. By Matthew...
State governments must step up. By Reema BzeihAssociate Director, State Climate PolicyThe Center for American Progress By...
Cuts will affect everything from climate science to emergency preparedness. By Joshua CohenHealth Economist, Researcher, and Writer...
Early hygrometers used hair, whalebone, or catgut. By Dr. Allison KsiazkiewiczScholar, History of Science Early Studies of...
Revealing the flaws of adaptation as the main response to climate change. By Dr. Peter SutorisLecturer in...
U.S. policymakers need a new strategy to confront the risks of climate change. By Dr. Varun SivaramSenior...
Native communities are cultivating a solution to climate change using traditional land conservation practices. By Adam KempCommunities...
Climate change and other human-driven environmental impacts are altering ecosystems and affecting the lives of millions of...
The only way to slow the trend down would be to combat sea level rise and climate...
Environmental DNA currently can’t be used to determine abundance of a species, for instance. And in certain...
Plants form new organs such as leaves, flowers or roots, as needed to respond to external stimuli....
Helping communities eat more plants has many benefits—health and food production among them—but it’s also good for...
The ground in many parts of the state is subsiding. By Sara HashemiEditorial FellowSierra Club Parts of...
What happened to turn this green world into the icy continent it is today? By Dr. Bella...
A whole new microbial ecosystem. By Pere Monràs i RieraPhD Candidate in Conservation and Biodiversity ManagementUniversitat de...
Dams built in the mid-20th century have aged and risk failure during major rainstorms By Madeline HeimEnvironment...
He is offering them an exemption from the Clean Air Act. By Leo BanksResearch Associate, Domestic Climate...
Air pollutants that damage our health and ecosystems. By Dr. Hannah RitchieDeputy Editor and Science Outreach Lead,...
The night sky has doubled in brightness as a result of artificial lighting. By Michelle CycaSenior EditorThe...
Fact-checks can help correct political misinformation. By Dr. Jill HopkeAssociate Professor of JournalismDePaul University Introduction The decision...
Several groups are working to preserve webpages, tools, and data. By Dr. Eric NostAssociate Professor of GeographyUniversity...