‘I’m Only 6 Years Old. I Don’t Want the World To End Yet.’ ‘I’m Only 6 Years Old. I Don’t Want the World To End Yet.’
Strikers took to the streets around the world today to demand climate action now.
Sep 20, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Alice Markham-Cantor
The US Navy Has a Water Problem The US Navy Has a Water Problem
The Second Fleet was reactivated to patrol the Arctic. Only problem is, the fleet’s home is on the front lines of sea-level rise: Naval Station Norfolk.
Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Dave Lindorff
What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like? What Would Real Commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement Look Like?
The United States will be a nonentity at this fall’s UN climate summit. But the 2020 election is a chance to change the game.
Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Zoë Carpenter
23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today 23 Reasons to Climate Strike Today
Take to the streets.
Sep 19, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Bill McKibben
TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis TV Weathercasters Who Are Shifting Public Opinion on the Climate Crisis
Meteorologists’ reports help viewers understand what is happening and why it’s important—and they’re having an impact.
Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Pam Radtke Russell
The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’ The UN Secretary General Urges Public Pressure to Address the Climate ‘Emergency’
“Nature is angry,” but a Green New Deal can help, says Secretary General António Guterres.
Sep 18, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard
‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump ‘The Silenced’: Meet the Climate Whistle-Blowers Muzzled by Trump
Six former government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury the truth about climate change—and why they won’t stay quiet.
Sep 17, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Oliver Milman
Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet Only a Global Green New Deal Can Save the Planet
And Bernie Sanders has a plan for that.
Sep 17, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Tom Athanasiou
‘Like a Sunburn on Your Lungs’: How Does the Climate Crisis Impact Health? ‘Like a Sunburn on Your Lungs’: How Does the Climate Crisis Impact Health?
Children, pregnant people, and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat—but the impact is already being felt across every specialty of medicine.
Sep 16, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Emily Holden
Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters Why Today’s UN Climate Action Summit Matters
The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.
Sep 16, 2019 / Covering Climate Now / Mark Hertsgaard