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extreme events

Two scenarios for the melting of the Alps' largest glacier

The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save (most of) the biggest

By Matthias Huss | Climate Change, Special Topics

Climate cesspool: Extreme rain is turning homes into havens for toxic mold

By Michael Gerstein, Jena Brooker | Climate Change

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

By | Climate Change, Multimedia

drought map of American West July 1 2021

Dying from the heat

By Peter Gleick | Climate Change, Opinion, Personal Essay