What Is the Impact of Fishing on Coral Reefs?
A study of Caribbean reefs suggests commercial fishing could drastically reduce the supply of key nutrients. By Nathan…
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America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Is Almost Here
Why has offshore wind technology been so slow to catch on in the United States? By Madeleine Thomas…
America’s Latest 500-Year Rainstorm Is Underway Right Now in Louisiana
Observers are calling the record floods a “classic signal of climate change” — and high-resolution models predict another one to…
Three More Ways Climate Change Is Going to Change Our Lives
Papers published this week detail the effects on our forests, our food supply, and our health. By Nathan…
The Unique Burden of Covering Climate Change in the Middle East
Some of climate change’s earliest effects have desolated areas of the Middle East and destabilized regional governments. For…
People Are Calling Natural Gas a ‘Bridge’ to a Sustainable Future—They’re Wrong
For America to reach full renewable energy, we need to re-focus our investments — and divest ourselves of some dangerous…
The Arctic Army Testing Site That Climate Change Could Uncover
Engineers once thought snow would always accumulate in Greenland, thus burying, forever, the army bases they abandoned. But…
For Climate Scientists, the Siberian Anthrax Outbreak Is a Sign of What’s to Come
We don’t yet know what else lies buried within the Earth’s permafrost — which is scary, because warming in the…
No Surprise Here: 2015 Was the Warmest Year Yet
The new State of the Climate report is out, and things aren’t looking too good. By Madeleine Thomas…
The Dangers Lurking in Permafrost
The many unexpected ways climate change can threaten people around the world. By Francie Diep A reindeer in…