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dandelion mural on side of 12-story city building

“H is For Hope” sounded a bit better than “D is For Despair”: Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert about climate change

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

The Aletsch Glacier, largest of Switzerland's 1800 glaciers

Introduction: Praying for the ice (and snow, and water) as the climate changes

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

map showing water-related conflicts over thousands of years

4,000 years of conflict over water: a timeline

By Morgan Shimabuku | Analysis, Climate Change

Fisherman on the Conejos River in Colorado.

Peak water in an era of climate change

By Peter Gleick | Climate Change

aerial view of ice calving in Greenland

Figuring out the most realistic projections for sea-level rise: Interview with glaciologist Rob DeConto

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Special Topics

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