Say Goodbye to Snowpack
Snow-dependent drainage basins that supply much of the world with water are steadily declining.
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Could Climate Change Trigger Another Genocide?
Historian and author Timothy Snyder discusses climate change, genocide, and the ideology of Hitler.
Can the Paris Talks Save the Amazon?
During COP21, the International Rights of Nature Tribunal will also meet in Paris. Can Ecuador protect Yasuni National Park—and how can other countries learn from South America?
Something’s Hot in the State of Denmark
An 18-year survey hints at how global warming may be changing the face of Danish bugs.
Could Gravity Save Antarctic Ice?
Maybe, maybe not, but a new study argues climatologists—and policymakers—need to start taking geophysics into account.
The Coming Haze of Global Warming
Models suggest atmospheric aerosol concentrations will increase as the temperatures keep climbing—and that's bad news for your lungs.
Climate Change Could Push 100 Million Back Into Poverty by 2030
The World Bank is out with a grim new report—and an ambitious call-to-action for the developed world.
Climate Change and GDP: Is 55 Degrees America’s Economic Breaking Point?
A new study predicts some countries might receive an economic boost from climate change—but the U.S. isn’t one of them.
How to Build an Ice Road
In the Northwest Territories, remote towns depend on their frozen highways.
The Perfect Swarm
How the epic quest to find protein revealed a surprising link between climate change and obesity.