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Why Nudge Policies Failed

February 19, 2026

Illustration of a gold-colored ball with a little man pushing from the right and giant hand pushing from the left.

The Blind Spot at the Top of the World

February 13, 2026

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Could Flood the Earth. Can a 50-Mile Wall Stop It?

Christian Elliott

January 31, 2026

The Climate Question That Economists Cannot Answer

January 14, 2026

A globe in a periscope

The World Has Laws About Land and Sea, but Not About Ice

December 26, 2025

a man looks out the window at sea ice

Electricity Should Be Free at Noon

December 3, 2025

An orange clock face with a light on at noon

Who’s Ready to Think About Blocking Out the Sun?

Alexander C. Kaufman

November 24, 2025

a plane streaks something across the sky

Our Almost-Apocalyptic Climate Future

November 23, 2025

a group of people are silhouetted by the light at the entrance of a pavilion at COP30 in Brasil

What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century

Vann R. Newkirk II

December 2025 Issue

Color photo of debris from a house completely destroyed by wildfire except its fireplace chimney.

When Scarcity Blurs the Line Between Right and Wrong

November 8, 2025

a red planet against an orange background

Trump Is Setting the National Parks Up to Fail

September 26, 2025

Photorealistic collage of a National Parks ranger figurine holding a yellow flag and standing in a patch of grass encircled by flames

The Clean-Energy Equation No One Can Solve Yet

Alexander C. Kaufman

August 11, 2025

missing minerals

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy

August 8, 2025

Graphic illustration of a globe showing the United States on a planet by itself.

Floodlines Part IX: Rebirth

Vann R. Newkirk II

August 1, 2025

A photo shows a cream-colored one-story home with a green lawn. An old TV screen is by the front door. The photo is framed in white and stuck on a background that is a greenish-yellow color that fades into deep turquoise color.

American Summers Are Starting to Feel Like Winter

July 26, 2025

Photograph of a person sitting on a bed on the floor, sweating and fanning themselves

Like AC for the Outdoors

July 22, 2025

Painting showing a shady park

How the Right Is Waging War on Climate-Conscious Investing

Steven Mufson and Tom Hamburger

July 18, 2025

An illustration of a melting globe atop an ice cream cone that's wrapped in a dollar bill

For Now

Christopher Kondrich

June 29, 2025

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A Food Reckoning Is Coming

Michael Grunwald

June 3, 2025

A cake decorated to look like earth from above with a large slice taken out and pieces scattered.

A New Concept for Fighting Climate Change

May 26, 2025

A five-pointed leaf sitting in standing water, shimmering with sunlight with a couple drops of water on top.

The Debate That American Conservationists Should Be Having

May 25, 2025

An illustration of a bald eagle perched on a wooden log with the background fading

How to Age Up on a Warming Planet

Natalie Brennan and Yasmin Tayag

May 12, 2025

A black-and-white photo shows three hikers sitting on a mountain with backpacks on. They are looking out to the horizon.

The Last True Private Realm

April 25, 2025

A man sleeping next to porthole windows

Book Recommendations

What to Read to Wrap Your Head Around the Climate Crisis

Heather Hansman

April 22, 2025

A globe bouncing down steps of books.

What a Microscopic Creature Taught Me About Parenting

Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder

April 6, 2025

Various examples of forams

The Truth About Trump’s Greenland Campaign

March 28, 2025

People sit around a table with a map of the Arctic on it.

It’s Hard to Change Your Mind. A New Book Asks If You Should Even Try.

March 17, 2025

Abstract image of two head and brain illustrations sectioned into different parts with purple and pink colors around them and graph paper lines.

DOGE Is Courting Catastrophic Risk

March 12, 2025

A yellow snake wrapped around a megaphone alarm pole

‘Terrified’ Federal Workers Are Clamming Up

February 21, 2025

Trump Could Start a New Pipeline Fight

February 19, 2025

an oil derrick atop a pile of money

Shipwrecked in the Amazon

March 2025 Issue

photo with aerial view of dried riverbed stretching into the distance, marked with dozens of smaller channels

What the Fires Revealed About Los Angeles Culture

January 24, 2025

A beachfront property in the aftermath of a fire

The Unfightable Fire

January 10, 2025

fighting fires in LA

Apocalypse, Constantly

February 2025 Issue

collage illustration with images from disaster movies including Planet of the Apes, Don't Look Up, and Dr. Strangelove, along with smokestack billowing smoke, comet entering atmosphere, nuclear warhead

Time-Travel Thursdays

A Nonreligious Holiday Ritual

John Hendrickson

December 19, 2024

An illustration of the Earth rotating around the sun during the winter solstice

Bogotá’s Water Rationing Is a Preview

December 17, 2024

A reservoir near Bogotá, Colombia