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Brad Plumer

Brad Plumer

Former Senior Editor

    Latest articles by Brad Plumer

    Climate
    The strongest hurricane ever recorded is headed for MexicoThe strongest hurricane ever recorded is headed for Mexico
    Climate

    This is very, very bad.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    El Niño and global warming are making 2015 a record hot yearEl Niño and global warming are making 2015 a record hot year
    Climate

    September 2015 was the hottest September on record. August was the hottest August. July was the hottest July...

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    We dump 8 million tons of plastic into the ocean each year. Where does it all go?We dump 8 million tons of plastic into the ocean each year. Where does it all go?
    Climate

    Every single ocean now has a massive swirling plastic garbage patch.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    The math on stopping climate change looks increasingly brutalThe math on stopping climate change looks increasingly brutal
    Climate

    This is the clearest presentation I’ve seen of how far off course we are.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Europe’s love affair with diesel cars has been a disasterEurope’s love affair with diesel cars has been a disaster
    Climate

    It’s not just Volkswagen.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    One climate question that really should be asked at the debatesOne climate question that really should be asked at the debates
    Climate

    The EPA now has vast power over CO2 emissions. Let’s hear what the candidates would do with it.

    By Brad Plumer
    Explainers
    Obama is finally cracking down on smog. And environmentalists aren’t too happy.Obama is finally cracking down on smog. And environmentalists aren’t too happy.
    Explainers

    The endless fight around the ozone standard, explained.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    Shell gives up Arctic drilling. It simply couldn’t find enough oil.Shell gives up Arctic drilling. It simply couldn’t find enough oil.
    Climate

    The company couldn’t find enough oil or gas to warrant further exploration “for the foreseeable future.”

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    China’s ambitious plan to limit carbon emissions, explainedChina’s ambitious plan to limit carbon emissions, explained
    Climate

    The country just announced a national cap-and-trade system, starting in 2017.

    By Brad Plumer
    Climate
    How many deaths did Volkswagen’s pollution scandal cause?How many deaths did Volkswagen’s pollution scandal cause?
    Climate

    A back-of-the-envelope estimate.

    By Brad Plumer

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