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A wobble in the Moon's orbit, coupled with rising sea levels, is about to make coastal flooding a whole lot worse for coastal cities.

NASA Says a Change in the Moon’s Orbit Will Make Flooding on Earth Worse

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.

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

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

A growing chunk of the planet has been reaching temperatures and humidities high enough to kill people who are otherwise perfectly healthy.

Places Are Increasingly Getting So Hot That People Just Die

By Dan Robitzski

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

A tech startup says it's gene-hacked trees to asborb and sequester more climate change-inducing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Science & Energy

A Startup Is Working on Gene Hacked Trees to Gobble Up Tons of Climate-Destroying Carbon Dioxide

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

Scientists created a census of the algae causing the Alps' pink snow to better predict what it means for the changing environment.

Scientists Sequence DNA Found in Pink Snow That Covered Mountains

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

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

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

The startup Hybrid Air Vehicles says that the carbon emissions of short-distance plane trips are unsustainable, so it's developing airships to replace them.

Advanced Transport

Startup Says It’ll Fly Passengers Between Cities in Giant Blimps

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

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

Researchers observed glaciers using NASA satellite datasets and discovered that glacial melt has doubled between 2000 and 2019.

Science & Energy

World’s Glaciers Melting Way, Way Faster Than We Thought

By Tony Ho Tran

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

Given the unaddressed long-term challenges posed by climate change and biodiversity loss, humanity may very well be doomed, according to a new paper.

Humanity Is Almost Certainly Doomed, Scientists Say

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

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

Google Earth just released a huge update to its time-lapse function, creating 3D, 35-year time-lapses of the entire planet.

Science & Energy

Watch Humanity Mold the Planet in Amazing Google Earth Time-Lapse

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

Researchers recently discovered that the Doomsday Glacier is melting faster than they previously anticipated — triggering concerns for sea level rise.

Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Doomsday Glacier” More Unstable Than Ever

By Tony Ho Tran

Researchers are worried over the rise of "ghost forests" along the coast of North Carolina, caused by climate change.

Desiccated “Ghost Forests,” Killed by Rising Ocean, Can Be Seen From Space

By Victor Tangermann

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

Small gelatinous marine organisms called sea salps are wreaking havoc on two nuclear reactors in South Korea, forcing them offline, Bloomberg reports.

Nuclear Reactors Shut Down by “Jellyfish-Like Organisms”

By Victor Tangermann

The death count as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been astronomical — but there may be an even bigger threat facing humanity today.

Something Else Killed Three Times as Many People As COVID This Year

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

The United States has formally reentered the Paris Climate Agreement today. 2030 carbon goals will be set by Earth Day in April.

US Formally Rejoins Paris Climate Agreement

By Victor Tangermann

A new satirical video ad created by Greta Thunberg's Fridays for Future campaign pokes fun at the idea of having the "one percent" escape to Mars.

Greta Thunberg Slams Mars Exploration, Says Earth Needs Help Instead

By Victor Tangermann

Bill Gates says that he doesn't really see the appeal of investing in rockets to Mars, saying money would be better spent on climate change and medicine.

Bill Gates Says That Going to Mars Is Silly

By Dan Robitzski

Shell just announced that it plans to decrease oil production by a small amount every year for the rest of its existence.

Shell Says Oil Production Will Fall Every Year, Forever

By Dan Robitzski

Climate activists in Sweden oppose a planned test for geoengineering technology in the country, saying it does nothing to prevent climate change.

Activists Oppose Upcoming Test of Geoengineering Technology

By Dan Robitzski

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says that future military tanks should fuel themselves with attached solar panels.

NATO Chief Wants Military Tanks to Have Solar Panels

By Dan Robitzski

A study shows that the sea level is even more sensitive to increasing temperatures than experts predicted, making fighting climate change even more urgent.

The Ocean Is Rising Faster Than Anyone Feared

By Dan Robitzski

The only carbon capture plant in the United States shut down because it was entirely financially dependent on the success of the fossil fuel industry.

The Only Carbon Capture Plant in the US Just Shut Down

By Dan Robitzski

Steve Jurczyk shares his vision for the future of NASA, including plans for the Artemis missions, working with SpaceX, and more.

We Interviewed the New Head of NASA About SpaceX, China, and Aliens

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists put out a call for a global, "wartime-like" push to build hundreds of carbon capture facilities around the world.

Scientists Call For Massive Global Network of Carbon Capture Plants

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Fortune on Friday that he's very excited for Joe Biden's presidency, because of the president's focus on climate.

Elon Musk Says He’s a Huge Fan of Biden, for One Reason

By Victor Tangermann

Climate change is such a huge threat to the planet that it's difficult to conceptualize, even for experts in the field, argues a new report.

Scientists Warn of “Ghastly Future” for Global Environment

By Dan Robitzski

Climate change could hit cities particularly hard in the future, heating them up several degrees hotter than the global average.

Climate Change Will Roast Cities More Than Anywhere Else

By Dan Robitzski

If the planet reaches net-zeo carbon emissions soon, new research suggests rising temperatures could stabilize within a matter of decades.

New Analysis Shows Climate Could Stabilize in Several Decades

By Dan Robitzski

Climate expert Matthew Hoffman argues that despairing over the environment or calling climate change a lost cause will only make things worse.

Climate Expert: Don’t Give Up, We Can Still Fix the Environment

By Dan Robitzski

A team of Oxford scientists found a way to take carbon dioxide and turn it back into jet fuel, potentially cleaning up the aviation industry.

Oxford Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Jet Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

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

Scientists: Genetically Modified Trees Could Fight Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

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

The European Union expects to meet two of its three 2020 climate goals, setting the stage for even more ambitious projects in the future.

It Looks Like Europe Will Hit Two of its Three 2020 Climate Goals

By Dan Robitzski

In order to prevent a Day Zero drought in Cape Town, South Africa, scientists suggest reflecting sunlight away from Earth with stratospheric particles.

South African Academics Are Considering Dimming the Sun

By Dan Robitzski