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climate crisis

aftermath of 2008 Hurricane Ike

In a nod to resiliency, FEMA will take climate change into account when rebuilding

By Jake Bittle | Climate Change

satellite view of Hurricane Beryl

The oceans are heating so fast, some scientists call for a new “Category 6” hurricane classification

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

Once used as trash dumps, Sri Lanka’s wetlands are remade as flood-buffering parks

By Tristan Bove | Climate Change

wildfire illustration

An obscure emission from wildfire—black carbon—is accelerating snowmelt

By Matt Simon | Climate Change

smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouds Manhattan

Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

European city with rooftop garden

What do we really know about urban agriculture’s impact on people, places, and the planet?

By Agnès Fargue-Lelièvre, Jason K. Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein, Lidia Poniży, Erica Dorr | Climate Change, Special Topics

fossil fuels power plant

World set to quadruple oil and gas production by 2030, led by new US projects

By Oliver Milman | Climate Change

Video: Why you should be more worried about kelp

By Erik English | Climate Change

The greenest way to mine metals for batteries could be with plants

By Matt Simon | Climate Change

The underwater Amazon: Kelp forests are crucial to the fight against climate change. Here’s how they could be saved.

By Paul Tullis | Climate Change, Investigative Reporting

Texas wildfires force major nuclear weapons facility to briefly pause operations

By Jessica McKenzie, François Diaz-Maurin | Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons

Climate change brings more work, more risk for wildfire workers

By Chad Small | Climate Change