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climate change

two students in a classroom

Americans want climate change taught in schools. Political parties aren’t so sure

By Glenn Branch | Climate Change

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Has the UN climate change conference gotten too big to work?

By Bob Berwyn | Climate Change

The A1 Verse: Climate vows, for richer, for poorer

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Special Topics

Gone with the winds? What happens if there is a ‘global terrestrial stilling’

By Jim Robbins | Climate Change

New roots of famine: How climate crises and global conflict combine to threaten millions in the Horn of Africa

By Erik English | Biosecurity, Climate Change

coal smoke from steel mill, China

Weaning a house and the world from fossil fuels: lessons learned

By Richard C. J. Somerville | Climate Change

The A1 Verse: Our priority is not to save the planet

By Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change

‘Silent killer’: A series on surviving the extremely hot future

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

power plant reflected in water at night

The Supreme Court hasn’t killed the Biden administration’s climate agenda, but its latest decision casts a shadow

By Max Sarinsky | Climate Change, Opinion

Zanskar River, in the Himalayas

Climate change and water scarcity will increase risk of nuclear catastrophe in South Asia

By Asha Asokan, Ira Helfand | Climate Change

How bitcoin makes burning fossil fuels more profitable than ever

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies

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Introduction: The unintended—and undermanaged—consequences of blockchain and cryptocurrency

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies