Climate Change

As in other years, Democratic presidential candidates hitting the Iowa State Fair this weekend came armed with policy ideas targeted at rural farmers who dominate the state. The difference this time: Those proposals were about climate change. In a sign of ho…

At a time when species face an unprecedented threat from human activities, the Trump administration is rolling back key protections for those most at risk of extinction. On Monday, the administration made official a proposal to weaken the Endangered Species…

Search for climate change on YouTube and before long youll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when it comes to shaping the online conversation around climate change, a new study suggests that deniers and conspiracy theorists might hold an edg…

The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reinforces our anxiety. It warns of declines in food yields, instability in food supplies, increased soil erosion and threats to water availability in coming decades. The glob…

Land and water resources around the globe are being exploited at unprecedented rates, a new United Nations report warns, threatening the ability of humanity to feed itself. The report, which was prepared by more than 100 experts from 52 countries, was releas…

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired the country's chief of the National Institute of Space Research in early August, after the space agency announced a spike in the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro who wants to open up more of the jungle…

36 photos show how extreme weather and natural disasters have gotten more intense over the years

There are two flavors of surprise: good and bad. Winning the lottery? Good. Extreme heat waves cooking the oceans with more regularity, ruining fisheries that millions of people rely on? Decidedly bad. Yet thats our present predicament, one thats likely to g…

The Earth continues to drop casual hints about climate change, including a gigantic hailstorm in Alberta, Canada on Friday. The city of Edmonton was quickly placed under tornado watch, but in the meantime, residents found themselves the recipients of massive …

Kids her age have not seen much of life. Her worldview might be unrealistic, her priorities out of balance. But in our time, and in her cause, that seems to be a plus. People have had enough of balance and perspective. They want single-minded devotion to the …