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‘Climate apartheid’: Report says the rich could buy out of climate change disaster
The world's richest people could breeze through a climate disaster – for a price.
What is the summer solstice? An astronomer explains
Ever wondered why the longest day of the year happens when it does?
Permafrost is melting 70 years earlier than expected in Arctic Canada
It's a "canary in the coalmine," said one climate scientist.
FEMA’s most whimsical metric? The Waffle House index.
What does a fast-casual diner have to do with natural disasters? Quite a bit, actually.
Human-driven climate change meets ‘gold standard’ of scientific certainty
New statistical analyses show that human-driven climate change is a virtual certainty.
Washington, D.C. will feel like present-day Mississippi by 2080, researchers say
In one generation, the climate of many American cities will experience a noticeable shift.
2018 was the fourth hottest year on record, say both NASA and NOAA
Experts say global warming is no longer some future worry. It's already here.
High pollution linked to unhappiness among Chinese people, MIT researchers say
Who would've thought that never seeing blue sky would bum you out?
How cold is cold?
The Polar Vortex was brutal, but not compared to the rest of the Universe.
‘Polar vortex event’ brings subzero temps to U.S. — and it could become more common.
On Wednesday, Chicago was colder than parts of Antarctica by 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
Eat a ‘flexitarian’ diet to help stop climate change
Whether or not there are tropical islands in 50 years might depend on whether or not we can eat fewer hamburgers.
Scientists plan to spray the sky with light-reflecting particles to dim the sun
A trio of scientists from Harvard hopes to do this in 2019.
Heatwaves significantly impact male fertility, says huge study
As the world gets hotter, men may have fewer and fewer viable sperm
Nature gone wild
California's raging fires show how climate change can unleash totally new—and deadly—kinds of weather.
How humans evolved to live in the cold
Humans evolved to live in the cold through a number of environmental and genetic factors.
Barley shortage could threaten global beer supply
Climate change stands to take the one thing away from us that might make it easier to deal with, cheap beer.
New infographics show how Americans cope with hurricanes
Some stress out. Some read. Some drink.
Article from 1912 warns the world about climate change
They were a little optimistic in 1912, but they understood that adding carbon to the atmosphere has side effects.