Climate Change Archives

A couple take a photograph next to a part of the Rhone Glacier, covered with insulating foam to prevent it from melting, near Gletsch, Switzerland, on August 3rd, 2018, as a heatwave sweeps across northern Europe.

How to Think About Climate Change When You’re Very, Very Afraid

In his new book, David Wallace-Wells lays out the grim scenarios that await humans under climate change—but also his reasons for hope.

Sharon Zhang

Environment

Why New Forests Are Better at Sequestering Carbon Than Old Ones

Younger plants are able to extract carbon from the air and incorporate it into their biomass more quickly than mature trees.

Morgan Erickson-Davis

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey speak during a press conference to announce their proposal of Green New Deal legislation, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 7th, 2019.

Ideas

Why the Social Policies in the Green New Deal Are Essential to Its Success

Green New Deal detractors argue that the economic policies in the plan are extraneous. They're wrong.

Sharon Zhang

A winter storm left cold temperatures, heavy rains and even snow on the mountains of Baja California State and other parts of northwestern Mexico, pictured here on February 22nd, 2019.

Environment

As the Climate Changes, Are We All Boiling Frogs?

New research finds that we normalize rising temperatures remarkably quickly.

Tom Jacobs

Magloire-Desire Mounganga, an expert from Gabon's National Agency for National Parks, walks over mangroves in the Angondje Nton district of Libreville on May 17th, 2018.

Why Aren’t We Using Nature to Fight Climate Change?

Forests, mangroves, and wetlands are sometimes seen as the easy option—yet using nature to tackle climate change can be surprisingly controversial.

Sophie Yeo

Viewfinder: Thousands Rally at a Youth Climate March in Brussels

Youth protest during the seventh annual Brussels youth climate march on February 21st, 2019, in Brussels, Belgium.

Pacific Standard Staff

Raindrops are seen on a vehicle window as a pedestrian walks in the rain in Los Angeles, California on January 31st, 2019, as heavy rains hit southern California bringing thunder and lightning.

More Homeless People Are Dying of Hypothermia in Los Angeles Than in New York. Is Climate Change a Factor?

In Los Angeles, a city known for its sunshine and mild temperatures, more homeless people died of hypothermia last year than in New York City and San Francisco combined.

Kelley Czajka

A teacher prepares for class inside her science classroom at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

States Are Introducing Bills That Could Prevent Teachers From Advocating for Climate Change

Several states have recently introduced bills that could interfere with the teaching of scientifically founded theories on climate change in public school science curricula.

Kelley Czajka