Climate Archive
Archives for June 2023
Small modular reactors might be the nuclear industry’s best hope for a renaissance.
Deforestation raged ahead again in 2022, even after scores of countries pledged to protect their forests.
A chemist explains how PFAS can harm us — and what to do about them.
Extreme heat is dangerous. Extreme heat when you least expect it is even worse.
The history of American air pollution, explained.
The first electric car for most people will be a used one.
Carnivorous plants are thriving in the most unlikely place.
Unprecedented Atlantic Ocean heating and El Niño in the Pacific are pushing the climate into uncharted territory.
The space agency has a plan to “skip a generation” of passenger aircraft design to fight climate change.
Extreme weather and climate-linked disasters don’t always lead to changes in public opinion.
How to tell if your pet is suffering from wildfire smoke.
The smoke is clearing from New York and other East Coast cities, but Canada’s wildfires are set to get worse.
Air conditioning, purifiers, and even box fans can help.
Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires.
4 basic questions about Canada’s wildfires, answered.