Climate

As the United States went into lockdown beginning in March 2020 to contain the spread of the coronavirus, tens of millions of workers lost their jobs within weeks, particularly in…

The National Weather Service has run out of letters for hurricanes in this record-breaking season, which is why tropical storms have started to sound like vengeful Greek demigods. And with…

In portions of rural America, residents lack access to safe wastewater sanitation. Without proper infrastructure, people on septic systems, mobile-home owners, and even those attached to sewer systems may end…

Cara Hoffman was a young reporter in 1994 when she covered an explosion at a chemical plant in Buffalo, New York. She remembers a toxic plume coating nearby lawns in…

In the absence of federal action on climate change in the United States, local communities have taken on the responsibility of reducing their greenhouse emissions. In Utah, 23 cities and…

Fishing reduces carbon sequestration in the ocean, researchers report. A fish that dies naturally in the ocean sinks to the depths, taking with it all the carbon it contains. Yet,…

None of the six key sectors expected to lead climate change mitigation — power, buildings, industry, transportation, forests and agriculture — are making fast enough progress to limit global warming…

The climate crisis had been deepening even before the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting everyone, everywhere—but especially the poorest and most vulnerable people. The world is “off-track” on both climate mitigation and adaptation,…

Mashable’s Social Good Series continues this month with another expert panel, “Food for the Future,” which focused on diets — what we eat, how we get it, and whether or not it’s…

As of late summer, governments around the world had pledged US$12.2 trillion of relief in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s around 15% of global GDP, three times larger than…

Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica help create massive holes in sea ice in the Weddell Sea, research finds. The rivers of air may influence ocean conditions around the…

Students around the world have risen up to draw attention to climate change, a dire issue that plays a big role in the growing intensity of the western U.S. wildfires and the increase…