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Are the Amazon fires a crime against humanity?
Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have jumped 84% during President Jair Bolsonaro’s first year in office and in July 2019 alone, an area of rainforest the size of Manhattan was lost every day. The Amazon...
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With an Indigenous perspective, Anchorage seeks to adapt to climate change...
Three of the last five Iditarod sled dog races have been forced to move or alter their ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage due to lack of snow. This frustrating experience for an Alaskan cultural...
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UN climate summit asks for 'specific actions' to hit Paris targets
World leaders will meet in New York on Monday for a United Nations climate summit organized by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in attempt to “sound the alarm” on what he calls a defining moment...
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A new book explores 'Underland,' the deep, dark areas below the Earth
Many nature writers turn our eyes skyward, towards majestic mountains, or toward open valleys and wild rivers. But there’s another other world beneath our feet, in the dark and hidden places below the...
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A 'Pang!' of emotion, Gruff Rhys drops new album
Gruff Rhys is known for Britain's indie rock band, Super Furry Animals. But the Welsh musician just dropped a groovy new solo album this month titled, "Pang!" The album is a collaboration with Muzi, a...
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Man vs. mosquito: The local agencies at the front lines of climate change
In humanity’s battle against the mosquito, Philip Stoddard sees a clear victor. “The mosquitoes are winning, and everything else is losing,” said Stoddard, whose roles as a biologist at Florida...
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Millions of young people strike for climate action
From the Solomon Islands to New York's Wall Street, millions of students and workers abandoned schools and offices on Friday to demand urgent action to stop global warming, joining a worldwide strike...
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Climate change forced Nepal women into trafficking. Now, 'Kung Fu' nuns are...
In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors, who thought themselves lucky, soon found themselves without much choice, but to trust the...
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Young climate activists want a seat at the table 'before it's too late'
Activists seeking to pressure US politicians to fight climate change blocked major traffic hubs in the US capital on Monday, drawing attention to a United Nations Climate Summit that is attended by...
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How climate change affects children's health
Children all over the world are stepping up to tackle climate change. Millions of young people flooded the streets of cities around the world on Friday with protests continuing into this week's UN...
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In Germany, the politics of climate change are shifting beneath Merkel’s feet
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel took the stage at Monday’s UN Climate Action Conference, she told the assembled world leaders that industrialized nations bear a special responsibility for having...
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At UN, Bolsonaro’s nationalist rhetoric clashes with Indigenous leaders
Two populist, nationalist world leaders opened the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly Tuesday: US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsanaro.Both leaders touted the value...
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Cut emissions to avert catastrophic sea-level rise: UN climate report
Scientists behind a landmark study of the links between oceans, glaciers, ice caps and the climate delivered a stark warning to the world on Wednesday: slash emissions or watch cities vanish under...
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'It is a form of injustice': Caribbean island nations struggle against rising...
On Sep. 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma battered the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda with winds of 185 mph. The island of Antigua suffered minor damage, but Barbuda was left in ruins with over 90% of...
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This summer, Canada’s land of ice was on fire
Chad Thomas started fighting wildfires at 16, sacrificing every summer since battling the blazes that claim ever-growing tracts of the Yukon’s boreal forest and peatlands.As a young firefighter from the...
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Indonesia's ragtag firefighters on frontline of Borneo's forest blazes
The firefighters in the once verdant district of Pulang Pisau often have only makeshift equipment, with little more than face masks to protect against choking smoke from the blazes."We can't afford to...
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Forever 21 closing stores in bankruptcy filing shows limits to fast fashion,...
Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy late on Sunday, joining a growing list of brick-and-mortar companies that have seen sales hit by the rise of competition from online sellers like...
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'Sorry, this is an emergency:' Climate protesters block streets around world
Thousands of climate activists took to the streets of cities around the world on Monday, launching two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert...
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China dominates the electric bus market, but the US is getting on board
Taking the bus to work can feel like the right thing to do — fewer cars mean fewer greenhouse gas emissions.But most buses in the US run on dirty diesel fuel. Emissions from diesel contribute to air...
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Finland's answer to food waste: 'Best-before' is actually good later — with a...
If you have a sad bunch of spinach wilting away in your fridge — you're not alone.Food waste is a huge problem around the globe.The United Nations estimates that about one-third of all food produced is...
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