Why it’s so hard to predict a tragedy like Nepal’s glacier collapse
Tue 4:45am By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
On August 26, the side of a mountain near the border between Nepal and Tibet collapsed. Seven…The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
Tue 4:15am By Kate Yoder
This summer was more than uncomfortably hot — it was record-breaking, with many countries…America is losing its war against wildfire
Tue 4:00am By Mark Betancourt
Dan Dallas had defended these communities before. The little towns on the Karuk tribal land are…A hard-won rule to cut chemical plant pollution is being unraveled
Sun 9:00am By Beth Gardiner
In April 2024, Tish Taylor and her father, Robert, stood behind President Joe Biden’s…How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Sat 9:00am By Gabrielle Canon
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was probably driven by a confluence of…With the midterms looming, Trump has no real way out of his gas price problem
Fri 4:45am By Jake Bittle
It has been more than two months since President Donald Trump’s tentative ceasefire with Iran…As family farms decline and the climate heats up, farmers weigh what to do with their land
Fri 4:30am By Vivian La
John Boyer grew up on his family’s 131 acres of rolling fields of corn, oats, and wheat in a rural…The summer we love is slipping away
Thu 4:45am By Grist staff
The summer we love is slipping away From the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is…Fiber optic cables reveal ‘icequakes’ in endangered glaciers
Thu 4:30am By Matt Simon
One of the hottest, most fascinating new fields in science doesn’t sound particularly exciting:…Gen Z is using ‘polyester’ as an insult. It’s actually a throwback.
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Michigan is investing $7.5 million to research geologic hydrogen — a clean energy source buried…When plastic companies write the lesson plans
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Aug 31, 2026, 4:45 am By Frida Garza
In 2024, an interdisciplinary team of social and marine scientists set out to examine whether the…Manhattan’s flood walls are almost done. What will Mamdani do next?
Aug 31, 2026, 4:30 am By Jake Bittle
New York City has more than 500 miles of coastline. The city’s coastal zone is home to more than 1…West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change
Aug 30, 2026, 9:00 am By Richard Luscombe, The Guardian
The only climate scientist teaching at West Point, the U.S. Army’s military academy, was fired…How rising temperatures likely contributed to Nepal’s deadly flood
Aug 29, 2026, 9:00 am By Molly Taft, WIRED
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Aug 28, 2026, 4:03 pm By Austin Corona
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Aug 28, 2026, 4:45 am By Emily Jones
Across the country, the electricity needs of data centers have been a major driver of the widespread…How to deal with burnout on a burning planet
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In this month’s Ask a Climate Therapist column, we’re tackling two questions at once — each…
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