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A blurry image of a line of people wading through floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, Texas, 2017

1.5 Degrees of Global Warming—Are We There Yet?

ExplainerUnited States, InternationalMolly Bergen
Here’s where the world stands in its fight against climate change. The end goal remains the same.
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The Supreme Court Ends Chevron Deference—What Now?

ExplainerUnited StatesJeff Turrentine
For one, the ability of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections now shrinks.
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It’s Time to Talk about Climate Anxiety

ExplainerUnited StatesJenny Shalant
Don’t bottle it up—openly acknowledging your climate anxiety and grief gives you the power to heal and move forward.

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Bumbling Toward Extinction

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Bumblebees risk extinction by failing to react to climate change.

Blowing Up the Climate

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new timeline of volcanic eruptions showcases our vulnerability to climate change.

The Bearded Ladies

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Climate change may eliminate male bearded dragons.

Franken-Coral?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study suggests that creative interbreeding could save coral from extinction.

Protestors Ahoy!

Latest NewsSeattleBrian Palmer
Seattle's “kayaktivists” finally draw the government’s attention to Arctic drilling.

Out of Africa

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The U.S. government classifies all chimpanzees as endangered, after 40 years of stalling.

Angry Birds

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The GOP attacks a venerable bird protection law in the name of wind energy.

How Many Ways Can Ice Melt?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study shows how little we know about ice ages, warm periods, and what happens in between.

Let the Bustards Be

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
A new study says captive breeding programs often do endangered species more harm than good.

Has ALEC Lost Its Touch?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The supposedly powerful conservative organization is on a serious losing streak.

Ready, Fire, Aim

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is killing thousands of cormorants without even considering the ethics.

Sea Change

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Global warming could condense three million years of changes in the oceans into less than one century.

A Variation Variable

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Unraveling the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation will help us better understand climate change.

The Science of Sea Spray

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
The bubbles and droplets on the ocean surface (and what lives in them) may have a big influence on climate.

Do We Exhale Carbon?

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Your bodily emissions have at most a negligible impact on climate change, and you may even be a modest carbon-sequestration device.

Accident at Indian Point

Latest NewsNew YorkBrian Palmer
Is it safe to operate a nuclear reactor 34 miles from 8.4 million people?

Yet Another Faux Pause

Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer
Sea-level rise is accelerating, just like climate change science says it should.