Bernie Sanders Has Already Changed the Climate Debate
From his critique of the Paris Agreement last December to his ongoing, insurgent crusade against fracking, Sanders has…
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How Cities Affect the Stomach Flu
A study in Bangladesh highlights markedly different disease dynamics in the urban core versus the more rural periphery.
Global Energy Use Indicates We’re Heading Toward Climate Emergency Faster Than We Thought
Without conversion to clean energy, rising energy demand worldwide will accelerate global warming. Here's what that means for the developing world—and for the rest of us too.
‘This Didn’t Use to Happen’: Peruvian Communities Reel From Stronger El Niño
Talking to the locals in Lurigancho-Chosica, Peru, after a devastating season of landslides
If You’re Not Terrified by Climate Change, Just Consider the Great Barrier Reef
Climate change is set to erode the reef at a record pace. What used to take centuries is now happening in less than a generation.
What It’s Like to Defend Science Before the House Science Committee
Tuesday's hearing was a show-trial against the Paris Agreement. Andrew Steer appeared for the defense.
The Inexact (But Crucial!) Science of Climate Economics
Even the best economic climate models differ wildly. Here’s why we need them anyway.
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.
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.