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
Everything is connected, and everything is changing
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
September 11, 2019 — Kate Marvel
A fable for our time
August 24, 2019 — Kate Marvel
Some people say “the climate has changed before,” as though that should be reassuring. It’s not
July 29, 2019 — Kate Marvel
Both trees and climate models are telling us the same frightening story
June 12, 2019 — Kate Marvel
The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers
May 12, 2019 — Kate Marvel
Dead things, bubbles in ice cores, layers of sediment: together, they testify to the power of the atmosphere to change Earth
March 11, 2019 — Kate Marvel
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
January 30, 2019 — Kate Marvel
Hope is the knowledge that we can prevent bad things—but also the realization that we might choose not to
December 25, 2018 — Kate Marvel
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