How Coronavirus Impacts Climate Change
In some ways, the dire lockdowns undertaken to stop Covid-19 have fast-forwarded us into an unlikely future—one with almost impossibly bold climate action taken all at once, no matter the Continue Reading
Life-threatening extreme heat set to trap millions indoors by 2060
Extreme heat and humidity are increasing across the globe, threatening millions of lives and economies in places where it could become fatal to work outdoors, scientists said on Friday. Parts Continue Reading
Rising temperatures due to climate change dramatically reduced the snowpack that feeds the Upper Missouri River Basin
Two men ride bicycles on the riverbed of the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota in June 2017. (Carey J. Williams/AP) published last month in the journal Science found Continue Reading
Opinion: Democrats will unify behind a ‘Climate President’
We are less than 6 months from Election Day, but it’s already clear that this election will be like no other in history. It will take place amid a global Continue Reading
Polar vortex to unload historic Arctic blast in the East, as blistering heat roasts West
A contorted jet stream — with a massive bulge of high pressure in the West and a downstream dip, or trough, in the East that resembles tall ocean waves — Continue Reading
CO2 Emissions Are Falling. That Doesn’t Mean Virus Will Slow Warming
Springtime is a difficult moment to puzzle out what the ongoing economic shutdown means for global warming. Carbon-dioxide levels always drop throughout the spring and summer in the Northern Hemisphere, Continue Reading
Temperatures in April Matched Warmest on Record, Satellites Show
Temperatures in April were on par with the previous warmest April on record four years ago, with extremely high temperatures in some parts of Europe, Greenland and Antarctica. Above-average global temperatures Continue Reading
The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.
After three years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled most of the major climate and environmental policies the president promised to undo. Calling the rules unnecessary and burdensome to Continue Reading
Global warming to push billions outside climate range that has sustained society for 6,000 years, study finds
In the current climate, mean annual temperatures of greater than 84.2 degrees Fahrenheit (29 degrees Celsius) are restricted to the small dark areas in the Sahara region. In 2070, such Continue Reading
Permian Basin’s Methane Problems Worsen When the Flames Go Out
The orange flames that dot the Permian Basin have sparked criticism from investment bankers and shale pioneers who say the energy industry is wasting a valuable resource by burning off Continue Reading