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Australian firefighter inspecting rare tree saved from fire

A rare species of tree was saved from Australia’s wildfires. And something else happened

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change

aerial photo forest on fire Australia

Warning: Climate change will bring major new health risks for kids

By Kathleen E. Bachynski | Climate Change

burnt-out car and scorched land

On a hotter planet, we are all Australians

By David Spratt | Climate Change

highway sign drought

The climate crisis explained, in 7 numbers

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, Lydia O’Connor | Climate Change

nasa arctic ice climate change

Bad climate news, times three—plus some hope

By Dan Drollette Jr | Analysis, Climate Change

There is no Plan B for dealing with the climate crisis

By Raymond Pierrehumbert | Climate Change

sunllight in forest

Want to fight global warming? Just plant more trees, for starters.

By Jackie Flynn Mogensen | Analysis, Climate Change

Crowd protesting climate change

We need a better Green New Deal — An economist’s take

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews

gavel and climate change sign

Regulate us, please: Shell to Trump.

By Naveena Sadasivam | Climate Change

Rusty factory pipes

We must triple our efforts to counter catastrophic climate change. Or else.

By Fiona Harvey | Analysis, Climate Change

Dead trees and sky

Climate report understates threat

By Mario Molina, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Durwood J. Zaelke | Analysis, Climate Change

partly submerged graffiti

Florence and the 5 stages of climate change acceptance

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, What We’re Reading