How Climate Change Is Upending the Arctic Food Web
A new study shows that melting ice is threatening the survival of polar bears by undercutting the base of their food supply.
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How Much Would Cutting Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Really Limit Global Warming?
Not that much, one new study finds.
Evaluating the Environmental Impacts of Trump’s Presidency
Looking back at the rollbacks the president has made to environmental protections and regulations throughout his first year in office.
Long Beach Is Trying to Beat the Heat
Sea-level rise is often a primary concern for communities coping with climate change, but in Long Beach the government is worried more about the heat.
Drought and Climate Change Could Hamper the Return of Plants and Animals Displaced by California’s Biggest Wildfire
One local ecologist set out to catalog the destruction.
Two Competing Accounts of How to Save the World
An interview with Charles C. Mann about the roots of modern environmentalism and the fate of the human species.
Why Bitcoin’s Value Could Eventually Approach Zero
Unless energy efficiency improves dramatically, demand for cryptocurrencies will eventually be self-limiting.
Finding California’s Climate Past and Future Inside of Its Trees
In order to better understand just how extreme the state's weather has gotten, scientists looked to the ring patterns of 500-year-old oaks.
Trump and the Military Are at Odds on Climate Change
While the Trump administration has largely rejected climate change as an issue, the Department of Defense and Congress have identified it as a major potential threat to national security.
American Voters Give Trump a Failing Grade
Trump's lowest marks came from his handling of climate change, national debt, and foreign relations.