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America Has a Hot-Steel Problem
2024-08-14 by in The AtlanticRailways, roads, power lines, batteries—the heat of climate change is making them all falter.
Shade Will Make or Break American Cities
2024-08-02 by in The AtlanticTrees are nice and all, but they’re not enough.
The Global Temperature Just Went Bump
2024-07-25 by in The AtlanticWe’re just sticking a toe into the climatic realm of the previous interglacial period, not living in it—yet.
Miami Is Entering a State of Unreality
2024-06-18 by in The AtlanticNo amount of adaptation to climate change can fix Miami’s water problems.
Tagged under: Flooding | Water Resources | Florida | Adaptation | Climate Change
The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone
2024-03-07 by in The AtlanticAs far as humanity is concerned, the transformation of our seas is “effectively permanent.”
Tagged under: Extreme Heat | Climate Change Impacts | Oceans | Sea Level | Collapse | Antarctic
Why the U.S. Is Pumping More Oil Than Any Other Country in History
2023-12-20 by in The AtlanticThe politics of solving climate change may, paradoxically, require producing more fossil fuels for a while.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Joe Biden | US Politics | Saudi Arabia
One Huge Contradiction Is Undoing Our Best Climate Efforts
2023-11-10 by in The AtlanticThe math isn’t adding up.
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Legislation | El Niño | Antarctic
Airlines Are Just Banks Now
2023-09-26 (or before) by in The AtlanticThey make more money from mileage programs than from flying planes—and it shows.
Tagged under: Economic Growth | Air Travel
Stop Asking Whether Money Buys Happiness
2023-04-13 (or before) by in The AtlanticIt may, but only a negligible amount.
Tagged under: Health
A New Estimate of the ‘Most Effective’ Way to Fight Climate Change
2021-12-17 (or before) in The AtlanticClimate-concerned donors should focus on helping to pass climate policy, not offset their emissions, an advisory group says.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | Economics | Health
We’re Heading Straight for a Demi-Armageddon
2021-11-04 (or before) by in The AtlanticWhat happens when we do something—but not enough—to stop climate change?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | IPCC | Climate Change | Electricity | Russia | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Electricity Grid | Activism
Bangladesh Really Is a Climate Success Story
2021-10-10 (or before) by in The AtlanticThe country shows the power of self-determination when it comes to development and climate policy.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Extreme Weather | Climate Change | Geothermal Energy | Fossil Fuels | Economic Growth | Water Resources
An Outdated Idea Is Still Shaping Climate Policy
2021-04-21 (or before) in The AtlanticBiden’s team is split on how to think about climate change.
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
The Terrifying Warning Lurking in the Earth’s Ancient Rock Record
2021-02-06 (or before) by in The AtlanticOur climate models could be missing something big.
Tagged under: Oceans | Extreme Weather | Rainforests | Arctic | Climate Change | Antarctic | Sea Level
The Hidden Author of Putinism
2020-05-23 (or before) by in The AtlanticHow Vladislav Surkov invented the new Russia
Tagged under: Vladimir Putin | Russia
History’s Largest Mining Operation Is About to Begin
2020-03-09 (or before) by in The AtlanticIt’s underwater—and the consequences are unimaginable.
Tagged under: Oceans | Minerals | Papua New Guinea | Fossil Fuels | Namibia | Water Resources | India
The Great Affordability Crisis Breaking America
2020-02-09 (or before) by in The AtlanticIn one of the best decades the American economy has ever recorded, families were bled dry.
Tagged under: Housing | Economic Growth | Health | Economics | Finance
Australia Will Lose to Climate Change
2020-01-06 (or before) in The AtlanticEven as the country fights bushfires, it can’t stop dumping planet-warming pollution into the atmosphere.
Tagged under: Oceans | Global Warming | Climate Change | Australia | Bushfires | Wildfires | Economic Growth | Great Barrier Reef | Coral Reefs
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