Gernot Wagner argues that small individual actions--like eating local--make people feel better at the expense of creating real change. What’s the solution, and what can you do to help?READ»
It certainly doesn't seem like anyone in charge has any ideas about how to stop climate change, so let's open it up to everyone. A crowdsourcing project from MIT has found the best solutions from the rest of us--like personal rapid ...READ»
After years and years of failing to address carbon emissions, scientists are urging that we at least cut some more easily managed greenhouse gasses. At this point, it may be the best we can do (and our only hope).READ»
Faced with budget cuts but armed with the knowledge that legions of space nerds are standing by to help them out, the space agency is making many of its projects open source.READ»
China's coal use grew 400% between 1982 and 2002, and has continued to rise. If we're going to do something about climate change, this graphic shows, China is going to need to find a new source of fuel.READ»
As climate change continues unabated, growing crops in Maine will soon be like growing crops in South Carolina. Who better to teach Maine farmers how to adapt than the folks who already do it?READ»
Since national governments seem unable or unwilling to act, cities may end up being at the forefront of the fight against climate change. This map shows what the world's largest cities are facing, and what they're going to do about it.READ»
Hurricanes, blizzards, heat waves, tornadoes. Nature has thrown everything she has at us this year, and now it's all been collected in a handy map.READ»
The World Bank thinks urban centers are going to be in for a rude awakening as climate-induced disasters increase. So it's offering a helpful list of ways for governments to better prepare.READ»
The insane weather and changing elements are making food production more difficult. A look at what you'll be eating this week is a tour of flood, famine, and drought.READ»
The Mongolian capital is paying millions to naturally freeze extra ice in the winter that can help cool the city in the summer. Will this be a geoengineering project that actually gets off the ground?READ»
As another major climate denier sees the light, you now have more information at your disposal to draw your own conclusions about climate change and differences in weather patterns. It's all in the data.READ»
Almost all the world's hard drives are made in one Thai plant, and that plant is underwater. Are we going to keep facing economic disaster as a result of natural disasters, or will global supply chains have to adapt to a more ...READ»
Besides the massive amounts of property damage that climate-change-related events have caused, it's also sending people to the hospital at rapid rates. And those costs are adding up.READ»
New research into just how hot it was on Earth 60 million years ago--and what that heat did to the planet--isn't a vision of doom for the future. But it should give us some warning about where we're headed: to a planetary sauna.READ»
Once you're done being scared of the goblins and ghouls, there are some larger issues to be scared about. But unlike the undead, these problems can be defeated with a little ingenuity.READ»
Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they were not America's largest. NASA's fire detection satellites are useful beyond just generating pretty but painful pictures.READ»
