There’s a Big Hole in the World’s Most Important Glacier. Yes, It’s a Problem.
West Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier is responsible for about 1 percent of global sea level rise.NASA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Civilization’s most important glacier has revealed another worrying surprise to scientists. The Thwaites Glacier, the largest outflow…
Washington’s Measles Outbreak Is a Wake-Up Call on Childhood Vaccination
A pediatrician prepares to administer a measles vaccination.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On January 25, after a measles outbreak sickened 31 people in the southwest corner of Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency. All but one of the patients were children, most under the…
The Green New Deal Is Already Happening in One Portland Neighborhood
With a large crowd of community members as an audience, the Sugar Shack in Cully neighborhood is destroyed to make room for a new affordable housing development. Courtesy of Living Cully Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High Country News. It appears here as part of the Climate…
When Europeans Colonized the Americas, They Killed So Many That the Earth’s Climate Cooled
This painting depicts Christopher Columbus and members of his crew on a beach in the West Indies, newly landed from his flagship Santa Maria on October 12, 1492.Public Domain Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by the Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. European colonization…
It Doesn’t Matter What Happens on Groundhog Day, Winters Are Getting Shorter
Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It’s maybe no secret that the shadow of a large squirrel isn’t an effective tool to determine the length of a season. Factor in climate change, and…
Big Farmers Use Climate-Resistant Seeds. Most Small Farmers Can’t Get Them.
Zhou Haijun/Xinhua/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Half of all humans owe their lives to small farmers, because that’s who grows most of the food in Africa and Asia. But it turns out that small farmers…