Climate Change

What began as a day of fire a week and a half ago has now turned daytime skies in São Paulo an inky black. The Amazon has been in deep, deep trouble ever since far-right president Jair Bolsnaro took over running Brazil. Advocates feared his regime would commi…

In the basement of the sprawling Summerhall arts center, Extinction Rebellion has put together an exhibition of visual art that seeks to persuade governments and the public to take urgent action on climate change. The exhibition includes Gabrielle Gillotts Sa…

When climate change comes for our coffee and our wine, well moan about it on Twitter, read about it on our favorite websites, and watch diverting videos on YouTube to fill the icy hole in our hearts. Well do all this until the websites go dark and the network…

Here is a simple truth: The world cannot build more fossil fuel infrastructure and have a habitable climate. Science bears this out, and a growing number of people around the world are putting their bodies on the line in the service of said science and habita…

This is what climate change looks like

Hurricanes could make spider colonies more aggressive over time, according to a new paper. Lets add avoiding extra-evil spider colonies to our list of reasons to fight climate change, please and thanks. Its obvious that hurricanes cause damage, but its hard …

Gillian Anderson has written an impassioned op-ed for the Guardian urging governments to set aside "geopolitical differences and commercial gain" and act in the interests of future generations to protect our oceans.  Anderson who stars in Netflix's Sex Educa…

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) appeared to display a highly questionable understanding of climate change on Twitter, and promptly got hauled over the coals. The lawmaker was on Friday widely ridiculed for the way in which he responded to Senate Minority Leader C…

Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland. Okay then. The Wall Street Journal broke the news Thursday afternoon that our big real estate boy in the White House has floated the idea to multiple aides that the U.S. should purchase the worlds largest island. This is,…

July 2019, marked by persistent, historic heat waves, was the warmest month ever observed in 140 years of record-keeping, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  NOAA's confirmation of the hottest-recorded mont…