#global warming


# science    

how half of humanity could lose their homes to climate change if we do nothing

With the planet heating up in more obvious ways, new models show that up to six billion people could be stranded in zones too hostile for humans by 2100.
how half of humanity could lose their homes to climate change if we do nothing

# science    

the accidental time travelers: how ancient viruses could wreak havoc on a warmer earth

Thawing permafrost is revealing a ticking time bomb of climate change that doesn't get nearly enough attention for the devastation it could cause.
the accidental time travelers: how ancient viruses could wreak havoc on a warmer earth

# science    

yes, it's really hot. yes, it's really bad. yes, it's going to get worse

Global warming is making heat weaves in already scorching years much worse. And none of us are ready for just how nasty things could get.
yes, it's really hot. yes, it's really bad. yes, it's going to get worse

# politics    

the future climate warlords of northern california

A far right militia butting into wildfire cleanup efforts is a dark sign of things to come if we don't fight the climate crisis.
the future climate warlords of northern california

# science    

yes, all these heat waves are actually very bad

Don't ignore the media attention to worldwide heatwaves. They're a warning sign of why we can't handle climate change.
yes, all these heat waves are actually very bad

# space    

engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.

Researchers from MIT want to deploy a raft of space bubbles to block sunlight and fight global warming. It probably won't work.
engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.

# science    

global warming won't kill us anymore. but it will make us suffer

Humanity won't collapse from climate change thanks to the steps we've already taken. But we will still be in serious trouble if we don't do more.
global warming won't kill us anymore. but it will make us suffer

# science    

if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?

Chemists think they figured out the process of capturing the greenhouse gas to turn it into fuel for airplanes. But the big question is whether we'd actually want to do this.
if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?

# science    

climate change denialists' new favorite conspiracy theory

Denialists are now imagining cabals of ecoterrorists burning down entire ecosystems so they don't have to admit that scientists were right about the symptoms of climate change.
climate change denialists' new favorite conspiracy theory

# tech    

can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?

Politicians aren't in a hurry to lower emissions even as the world's temperature rises. Can we buy more time to fix the environment with a giant orbiting sunshade?
can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?

# tech    

could space planes help fight global warming?

Planes capable of suborbital flights reducing emissions from air travel sounds absurd at first glance, but a lot more plausible when you consider the technology they plan to use.
could space planes help fight global warming?

# science    

nasa's climate models get put to the test and pass with flying colors

NASA reviewed predictions of how the planet should be warming generated by its GISTEMP dataset to see how accurate its models were, and the results were hardly shocking.
nasa's climate models get put to the test and pass with flying colors

# science    

how climate change will slowly poison our seafood

Toxic algal blooms are on the rise thanks to warming oceans, and that's bad news for nations that rely on calories from seafood…
how climate change will slowly poison our seafood

# science    

and now a few (uncensored) words about climate change

With the planet still heating up while politicians are either twiddling their thumbs or actively making things worse, prepare for conversations about climate change to have a very different tone.
and now a few (uncensored) words about climate change

# politics    

to stop global warming, seize the means of production?

In today's Gilded Age with global warming, advocacy for socialism is on the rise, framed as a requirement to save our planet. But the idea that socialism can save us from ourselves has been tried before. It ended badly.
to stop global warming, seize the means of production?

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