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Corcoran, Califronia has sunk "the equivalent of a two-story house" over the past century due to massive irrigation efforts and drought.

California Town Sinking Into Ground Due to Corporations Pumping Groundwater

By Tony Ho Tran

Doom Suns can turn the sky into vibrant shades of crimson and burnt orange. Here's what they look like — and what exactly causes it.

Does the Sun Look Scary? It Might Be the Dreaded “Doom Sun”

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists uncovered a source of greenhouse gas emissions in the melting permafrost of Siberia, an alarming development for the global climate.

Scientists Warn of Methane “Time Bomb” in Siberia

By Dan Robitzski

It turns out that using a plastic water bottle causes 1,400 times more damage to the environment than does a glass of tap water.

Bottled Water Is 1,400 Times Worse for the Environment Than Tap Water

By Dan Robitzski

There's a growing "dead zone" in the Pacific Ocean where oxygen levels have plummeted so low that everything in the area either fled or died.

Scientists Horrified by Growing “Dead Zone” in Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

The amount of ice that melted away from Greenland in a single day would be enough to submerge all of Florida in two inches of water.

One Day of Greenland’s Ice Melt Could Submerge Florida

By Dan Robitzski

Our planet is in exceptionally bad shape, according to a panel of 14,000 scientists, and "untold suffering" is probably coming our way.

New Paper Warns That Environmental Collapse Will Lead to “Untold Suffering”

By Dan Robitzski

A team of prominent scientists warns that we've already passed several ecological tipping points and are approaching even more.

Scientists Warn That the Earth Is Literally Dying

By Dan Robitzski

Another brutal heat wave is beginning, this time encapsulating much of the continential United States in a massive heat dome.

The US Is Getting Smashed by Another Brutal Heat Wave

By Dan Robitzski

An Argentinian lagoon in the southern Patagonia region has turned a strikingly bright shade of pink, the result of chemical runoff from a nearby plant.

Pollution Runoff Causes Entire Lake to Turn Bright Pink

By Victor Tangermann

The irreverent weather app Carrot now includes a warning about wet bulb conditions that could make it hot enough to drop dead outside.

Weather App Now Warns You When It’s Hot Enough To Drop Dead

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study, the spending habits of Swedish men lead to far more greenhouse gas emissions than do those of women.

Men Are Causing Way More Climate Change Than Women, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists uncovered a sort of fossil record of dozens of ancient, never-before-seen viruses in a sample of Tibetan ice.

Scientists Discover Dozens of Ancient Viruses, Frozen in Ice

By Dan Robitzski

It turns out that feral hogs release huge amounts of carbon dioxide by diggig up soil as they invade and wreak havoc in new areas.

Feral Hogs Are Contributing Hugely to Climate Change, Experts Say

By Dan Robitzski

The extreme heat in Oregon and California is so bad that baby birds are trying to escape and plumetting from their nests before they can fly.

Baby Birds Are Leaping From Their Nests and Dying Because of Extreme Heat

By Dan Robitzski

The burgeoning space tourism industry comes with a considerable environmental cost that shouldn't be forgotten.

Rocket Launches Are Shockingly Bad for the Environment

By Victor Tangermann

In international team of researchers are ringing the alarm bells, warning that our global plastic pollution problem may be nearing a point of no return.

Scientists Say World Is Approaching Non-Reversible “Tipping Point” in Plastic Pollution

By Victor Tangermann

Over the last 15 years, the Earth has doubled how much energy from the Sun it traps as excess heat on the surface and in the ocean.

Another Heatwave Is Coming for the West Coast

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers dumped 60 brown trout in a water tank that contained low levels of methamphetamine to see if they would get addicted.

Recent Heatwaves Have Killed More Than 1 Billion Sea Creatures

By Tony Ho Tran

A new car created by award-winning designer Thomas Heatherwick is said to be able to clean the air of pollution while you drive it.

New Car Sucks Up Pollution While It Drives

By Tony Ho Tran

As the death toll from last week's heatwave continues to climb, officials in Oregon have officially designated it a "mass casualty event."

Officials Declare Deadly Heatwave as “Mass Casualty Event”

By Dan Robitzski

The scientists and entrepreneurs who helped pioneer and popularize carbon capture technology now say it probably can't save us from climate change.

Carbon Capture Pioneers Say Carbon Capture Tech Won’t Save Us

By Dan Robitzski

An undersea pipeline ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico today — and then somehow ignited, causing the surface of the ocean to catch fire.

Underwater Pipeline Leaks, Gulf of Mexico Ocean Catches on Fire

By Jon Christian

The BBC released then promptly edited a climate change for kids that listed a bunch of "positive impacts" that it would have on the UK and the world.

BBC Mocked For Teaching Kids Climate Change Will Have Nice Upsides

By Dan Robitzski

A prominent lobbyist for ExxonMobil admitted that the company actively fights climate science and climate change legislation in secret.

In Secret Recording, ExxonMobil Lobbyist Brags About Only Pretending to Care About Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

As the heatwave continues, hundreds of heat-related deaths have been reported in Canada and some US states, presenting a dire warning for climate change.

The Climate Change-Linked Heatwave Has Now Killed Hundreds of People

By Dan Robitzski

As the record-shattering heatwave continues, officials report dozens of sudden, heat-related deaths in Canada and the northwestern United States/

Horrific Heatwave Kills Dozens

By Dan Robitzski

The tragic collapse of a Miami condo building that killed at least a dozen people seems to have been caused, at least in part, by worsening climate change.

Deadly Condo Collapse Linked to Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

The heat wave is shattering temperature records in Canada and the northwest United States, where temperatures are typically 40 degrees lower in late June.

This Heat Wave Is Smashing All-Time Records in the US and Canada

By Dan Robitzski

An ambitious mission to map out the entire global ocean floor is only 20 percent complete after a year of pandemic-related slowdowns.

We’re Planning Moon Missions But We’ve Only Mapped 20 Percent of the Ocean Floor

By Dan Robitzski

A leaked UN climate report reveals that humanity and ecosystems around the world are on the absolute brink of destruction.

Leaked UN Climate Report: The Apocalypse Is Almost Here

By Dan Robitzski

A new paper warns that increasingly acidic oceans will lead to a collapse of the global food web within the next few decades.

Researchers Claim Collapsing Ocean Ecosystem Will Devastate Humanity Within 25 Years

By Dan Robitzski

Over the last 15 years, the Earth has doubled how much energy from the Sun it traps as excess heat on the surface and in the ocean.

Sun Heat on Earth Doubled In 15 Years, You Dumb Melting Morons

By Dan Robitzski

Oil companies like Shell are actively trying to rehabilitate their image by paying social media influencers to paint them in a good light.

Oh No, Oil Companies Are Paying Social Media Influencers Now

By Dan Robitzski

Congressman Louie Gohmert suggested in a bad-faith argument against climate change legislation, that the government should try to adjust the Moon's orbit.

Congressman Asks If Changing the Moon’s Orbit Could Fight Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Experts are worried the sea ice covering much of the Arctic is thinning twice as previously thought. "When the Arctic warms, the world warms."

Scientists Say Arctic Ice Is Thinning Twice as Fast as We Thought

By Victor Tangermann

A massive container ship carrying 330 tons of oil and 25 tons of flammable nitric acid is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka. It's a disaster.

Sinking Ship Full of Chemicals and Oil Threatens Horrifying Environmental Disaster

By Victor Tangermann

During a recent interview, former President Barack Obama suggested that humanity may die off unless we take dire action against climate change.

Barack Obama: Humans Could Be Extinct in a Hundred Years

By Dan Robitzski

The container ship that leaked tons of plastic and chemicals near the coast of Sri Lanka is now sinking, carrying hundreds of tons of oil down with it.

Burned Container Ship Is Sinking With 330 Tons of Oil On Board

By Dan Robitzski

After a fire and explosion wrecked a nearby container ship, the Sri Lankan coastline is coated in plastic and toxic pollution.

Burning Container Ship Covers Beaches With Horrible Toxic “Snow”

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new book detailing the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, Sanders preferred extremely cold hotel rooms and private jet travel.

Climate Change Champion Bernie Sanders Demands Ridiculously Cold Air Conditioning

By Victor Tangermann

Satellite data on global temperatures doesn't seem to match real-world observations, raising the possibility that climate change is worse than we thought.

Global Warming May Be Way Worse Than We Thought, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

According to a recently presented preprint, climate change may be making our space junk problem even worse.

Climate Change May Be Making Space Junk Worse

By Victor Tangermann

A new bill in front of the New York state senate would impose a three-year ban on all crypto mining to take stock of its environmental impacts.

New York May Ban All Bitcoin Mining

By Dan Robitzski

The biotech company Oxitec has now released its genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys, where it hopes they'll reduce local bug populations.

Biotech Company Officially Unleashes Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes in Florida

By Dan Robitzski

As glaciers melt, drastic river piracy — or the rivers that rely on glaciers diverting off course — will likely continue to follow.

Rivers Around the World Are Disappearing

By Dan Robitzski

Hawaii has become the first US state in history to declare a climate emergency, The Hill reports.

Hawaii Declares Climate Emergency Due to Rising Sea

By Victor Tangermann

A biotech company called Oxitec plans to release 500 million gene-hacked mosquitoes in the Florida Keys -- and residents are furious.

Residents Furious at Release of 500 Million Gene-Hacked Mosquitoes

By Dan Robitzski

Planting trees in places where they belong is great for the planet, but trying to solve climate change through trees alone isn't enough and could backfire.

Covering the Planet in Forests Still Wouldn’t Stop Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Climate change, especially through the melting of Arctic and Antarctic ice and increased water usage, is making the Earth rapidly tilt over.

Climate Change Is Literally Changing the Tilt of the Earth

By Dan Robitzski

People are deciding to not have kids to reduce their impact on the environment and struggle to justify bringing children into a climate-ravaged world.

Women Are Choosing Not to Have Children Because of Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

The United States announced that it supports Japan's plan to dump radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

United States Supports Plan to Dump Radioactive Water Into Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

A dire new report shows that only about three percent of the land on Earth remains intact and untouched by human-caused destruction.

Study: Humanity Has Ravaged All But 3 Percent of The Land on Earth

By Dan Robitzski

After Japan announced it's going ahead with the plan to dump Fukushima's contaminated water into the ocean, a Chinese official issued a personal challenge.

Japanese Prime Minister Challenged to Drink Radioactive Water Before Dumping It Into the Ocean

By Dan Robitzski

The National Weather Service station in Cape Cod has been abandoned and is scheduled for demolition because it's about to fall into the sea.

Climate Research Station Abandoned Because It’s Falling Into the Sea

By Dan Robitzski

New reports suggest that scientists should only pursue geoengineering experiments like blocking sunlight once they better understand possible side effects.

Scientists Warn That Blocking Out the Sun Could Have Unintended Consequences

By Dan Robitzski

Oceanic life is fleeing the increasingly-hot equator for more hospitable water, and a mass extinction event is likely to follow.

Scientists: Mass Extinction Is Coming as Organisms Flee the Equator

By Dan Robitzski

In a new report, the US National Academies of Sciences is recommending to study the feasibility of dimming the Sun, thereby fighting climate change.

Top US Scientists Propose Research Into Blocking Sun to Fight Climate Change

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates reportedly owns more farmland than anyone else in the United States. He recently tried to explain why, and it was a little hard to follow.

Bill Gates Attempts to Explain Why He Bought More Farmland Than Anyone Else in America

By Jon Christian

Increasing levels of s ynthetic chemicals and plastics found in the environment and inside our bodies could wreak havoc on our reproductive system.

Pollution Is Shrinking Human Penises, Warns Famous Environmentalist

By Victor Tangermann

Some scientists suggest that gene-hacking trees to grow faster and be more resilient could help fight climate change by restoring carbon sinks.

Report: Climate Change Is Now Causing “Worrying” Health Impacts

By Dan Robitzski

Saharan dust carrying radioactive isotopes from France's nuclear bomb tests in the 1960s is now blowing back into France.

France Tested Nuclear Weapons in Africa. Now Radioactive Dust Is Drifting Back Into France.

By Dan Robitzski

The European Union wants to become climate neutral by 2050, so scientists are building a simulation of the entire planet to help it get there.

Scientists Start Work on Simulation of Entire Earth

By Dan Robitzski

New models suggest that Earth's magnetic field, already overdue for a total reversal, could shift faster than we thought.

Neanderthals May Have Been Killed Off By Magnetic Pole Flip

By Tony Ho Tran