2015 Was the Hottest Year in History
Fifteen of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.
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Catastrophic Consequences of Climate Change
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Is the Coal Industry on Its Way Out?
The federal government's new moratorium on mining leases is just one of many setbacks for Big Coal.
In Abu Dhabi, a Bold Plan to Realize the Paris Agreement
The International Renewable Energy Agency's sixth annual meeting this weekend in Abu Dhabi laid out an ambitious path for doubling renewables as a way to meet mitigation goals—and to create millions of new jobs.
The Rise of the Trash-Picker Collective, in Latin America and Beyond
Millions around the world are improving their financial lot by sifting recycling—and they're saving their towns in the process.
How Giant Icebergs Can Help Fight Climate Change
Melting icebergs leave behind a trail of nutrients that seeds the growth of tiny, carbon-sequestering marine organisms.
Climate Change Is Upending the Ecology of Lakes in the Andes
These tropical lakes are a crucial source of water—and climate change has them in jeopardy.
America’s Unusually Hot Year
In 2015, every state in the country was warmer than the 20th-century average.
A Special Report on Climate Change
A re-introduction, from our latest print issue, to an ongoing project from the Pacific Standard team.
El Niño Isn’t Letting Up
Forecasters predict the United States still has yet to experience the brunt of its erratic weather.
The Whole World Has a Stake in the Outcome of Our Presidential Election
It would be difficult but not impossible for a Republican president to undo the Paris Agreement. For that reason alone, the 2016 election is about whether the world has a future.