Climate Change

No poverty, zero hunger, total gender equality. Were almost ten years out from the United Nations ambitious 2030 sustainable development goalsa blueprint to help us with challenges like access to clean water and combatting climate changeand theres still a lot…

Last week, 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other young activists protested in front of the White House, demanding action on climate change. This Friday, September 20th, theyll be joined by thousands of other young (and older) protestors ac…

Even people who believe in climate change are climate change deniers: you might know, intellectually, that our world is coming to an end, but it is hard to truly register this fact, the same way one both does and does not believe that they will one day die. T…

Enjoy these views of Alaska's Wolverine Glacier while you can. Soon enough, they'll be relegated to a distant memory. As Earth's climate shifts under the strain caused by human civilization, scientists have turned to one of the world's oldest natural wonders…

On Thursday night, 10 Democratic presidential candidates debated issues of climate change, healthcare, and criminal justice reform on stage in Houston. Candidates like former Texas rep. Beto ORourke stood out among heated discussions of gun control; others, l…

Sweden may have to follow Icelands lead in holding a funeral for the dying ice atop Kebnekaise, the nations former tallest peak. Scientists have confirmed that the title of Swedens highest point has changed hands, after two blistering summers eroded the glaci…

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Image copyrightEPAImage caption The free exhibition opened its doors to visitors on Sunday An Austrian football stadium has been transformed into a native central European forest. Designed by Klaus Littmann, the installation is a statement against climate…

Hundreds of Amazon employees have signed a pledge to strike later this month, standing against the companys failure to take action to fight climate change. In the last two years, workers of tech companies have increasingly stepped up to show their anger over…

Climate change is a hot-button issue. From students to politicians, people everywhere are standing up to the widespread inaction over the planet's rapidly warming temperatures.  There are around 65,000 corporate and tech Amazon employees in the U.S., and now…