Holding The World's Breath At 11,135 Feet
The daily measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory were initially meant to track the Earth's breathing patterns, but as the record grew, it became clear that the Earth wasn't breathing normally.
The daily measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory were initially meant to track the Earth's breathing patterns, but as the record grew, it became clear that the Earth wasn't breathing normally.
Brain geniuses like Elon Musk may want to colonize Mars, which, sure. But keeping Earth mostly habitable seems like a better use of time and resources.
As the global economy comes to a standstill amid the coronavirus, energy demand is set to drop a record amount.
The coronavirus caused Lauren Singer to do something she hasn't done in eight years: she created waste.
New research from the American Lung Association reveals which parts of the US have the most polluted air.
Look, I get it. It's nice to see the animals back and the air pollution clear up. But we don't need a pandemic to show us that a better world is possible.
The covid-19 pandemic has changed the world, grinding to a halt increasingly large geographic areas and portions of the economy in an effort to slow the virus' spread.
It wasn't until journalist Bjørn Vassnes began reporting from South Asia that he learned just how important snow and ice are to all living things on Earth.
As if we needed any more evidence that the world is a psychedelic hellscape, RuPaul—yeah, that RuPaul— and his husband are making money off the fracking industry. Yes, yes, this sounds like a wild conspiracy theory. But we've got the receipts.
Solving the climate crisis will require politicians to aspire to new levels of ambition, free themselves from the fossil fuel industry and listen to the science.
Global oil demand is experiencing its most sudden and dramatic dip in history and it's all because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The European Commission's climate law proposal would commit the 27 nations in the EU to become carbon neutral by 2050. But it's got some pretty serious shortcomings.
Russia holds a place in our cultural imagination as being cold as balls. But with climate change, past results don't guarantee future performance — or even present performance.
There are around 1,000 favelas — informal communities — in Rio de Janeiro and Rocinha is the biggest. Those who live here can't afford to live somewhere else.
People say America doesn't make things anymore. But what about toxic chemicals? We make so many of those, we throw half of them in rivers, for free.
If the world's population grows to 10 billion by 2050 as projected, the world will need to produce 70 percent more food. Without major changes to the food system, that would result in a catastrophic increase in greenhouse gas pollution.
Democratic presidential candidates will gather for the penultimate debate of the primary season tomorrow night, just three days before the Nevada caucus.
The crackup is another worrying sign of the watery future that awaits us.
It's positively balmy in Antarctica. The National Meteorological Service of Argentina announced on Twitter that its Esperanza weather station recorded a new high for the continent: 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit).
Ever since visiting Davos for the World Economic Forum last month, Trump has been obsessed with trees. He continued going on about them at the State of the Union on Tuesday night.