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How shifting ecoregions due to climate change complicates conservation

By Zach St. George | Climate Change

school child walking down flooded road in Gulf of Mexico

COP 26 highlights an infuriating, depressing, miserable situation. And yet…

By Adam Sobel | Climate Change

Swedish nuclear power plant interior

Is nuclear power sustainable in a carbon-free world? The case of Sweden.

By Robert Rosner, Sabrina Fields | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

nuclear plants lit up at night

Nuclear energy: a distraction on the road to climate solutions

By Sharon Squassoni | Climate Change

magnet being lowered into place at ITER

Fusion’s role in fighting climate change

By Robert J. Goldston, Jacob A. Schwartz | Climate Change, Fusion Energy, Special Topics

antinuclear energy protest in Berlin

Nuclear fear: the irrational obstacle to real climate action

By Kerry Emanuel | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy

Carrying whatever possessions they can, women arrive in a steady trickle at a camp for Internally Displaced People (IDPs) established next to a base of the African Union Mission for Somalia (AMISOM) near Jowhar. Heavy rains in Somalia, coupled with recent clashes between clans, has resulted in over four thousand IDPs seeking shelter at the base.

“Harrowing” intelligence report still downplays threat of climate change to national security

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

illustration of person vaccuming dirty air around smokestacks with a busy road in the background

Can vacuuming carbon dioxide out of the air reverse climate change?

By Clive Thompson | Climate Change

soybeans wilt in cracked earth below partly cloudy sky

Agricultural emissions are not on the menu at COP26

By Tom Philpott | Climate Change

World leaders celebrate with hands up after signing Paris climate accords at COP21

Can climate action gain traction at COP26 in Glasgow?

By Bob Berwyn | Climate Change

Youth holding signs at climate protest

Fed up: High stakes but lower hopes in run-up to COP26

By John Morales | Climate Change

Joe Manchin smiling at rally

Joe Manchin listens to WV climate activists. But does he hear them?

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change