Finally, there’s some good news on the climate apocalypse front. Climate experts have long believed that a volcanic supereruption—a mind-bendingly powerful explosion capable of altering Earth’s atmosphere—could wipe out a significant portion of life. But a new survey of geological records suggests the aftermath wouldn’t be quite as apocalyptic. It would still be bad—just not […]
Man in Charge of Coastal Military Installations Says DOD Doesn’t Care About Climate Change
Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and current defense secretary, is currently in Germany visiting U.S. troops overseas and spoke with reporters on Tuesday about a range of topics, from America’s military presence in Africa to potential cuts at the Pentagon. But it was Hegseth’s comments on climate change that are raising the most […]
Rising Temperatures Are Turbocharging City Rat Populations, Scientists Warn
If climate change is here to stay, then the rodents will come out to play. A study released today suggests increasing temperatures are helping to drive a surge in city-dwelling rats. Researchers at the University of Richmond led the study, published Friday in the journal Science Advances. Based on an analysis of cities around the […]
The Quiet Death of Biden’s Climate Corps—and What Comes Next
Giorgio Zampaglione loved his two-hour commute from the town of Mount Shasta into the surrounding northern California forests last summer. The way the light filtered through the trees on the morning drive was unbeatable, he said. He ate lunch with his crew, members of the new Forest Corps program, deep in the woods, usually far […]