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To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself

By Sara Goudarzi | Columnists

The cold crunch: How to cool people without overheating the planet

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists

Are cities ready for extreme heat?

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists

Students participating in the 2018 National School Walkout

From guns to climate, America keeps proving it doesn’t really care about kids

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists, Opinion

The origins of SARS-CoV-2: still to be determined

By Laura H. Kahn | Biosecurity, Columnists

a tornado touching gorund

Not just the weather: How TV meteorologists influence the public’s views on climate

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists

Yellow Warbler

First came global warming. Then hurricanes. Then more migratory bird deaths?

By John Morales | Analysis, Climate Change, Columnists, Personal Essay

Design for a 300-meter-long superyacht

Earth to CNN: No, a nuclear-powered superyacht won’t save the world

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Opinion

Paying for preparedness: Climate change role-play is suddenly real

By John Morales | Analysis, Climate Change, Columnists

Yes, the IPCC report was bad. But we can still salvage a livable planet.

By John Morales | Climate Change, Columnists, Opinion

From Greenville to Greece, it’s code red

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists, Opinion

This is not cool

By Dawn Stover | Climate Change, Columnists