Shut Up, Franzen
Climate change is real, and things will get worse. But because we understand the driver of potential doom, it’s a choice, not a foregone conclusion
Hot Planet
Climate science in a changing world
The Three Little Pigs and Climate Change
A fable for our time
Lost Cities and Climate Change
Some people say “the climate has changed before,” as though that should be reassuring. It’s not
Creeping toward Permanent Drought
Both trees and climate models are telling us the same frightening story
Global Warming: How Hot, Exactly, Is it Going to Get?
The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers
Deep Time
Dead things, bubbles in ice cores, layers of sediment: together, they testify to the power of the atmosphere to change Earth
Hollywood: Can You Get Climate Change Right for Once?
During Oscar season, it's good to take note that if we only see climate in apocalyptic terms, we miss stories that are more compelling and more realistic
Thinking about Climate on a Dark, Dismal Morning
Hope is the knowledge that we can prevent bad things—but also the realization that we might choose not to
How Should You Talk to Policymakers about Climate Change?
Nobody knows for sure what the most effective strategy is, but I have a few ideas
A Thanksgiving Meditation in the Face of a Changing Climate
I feel grief, guilt, anger, determination, hope and sadness all at the same time. But what I feel more than anything is gratitude for what we have
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