cover story

Top Tweets
Demonstrators hold signs supporting science on a rainy day, with the US Capitol building in background.
Aerial view of rows of solar panels lined up on a green field.
Closeup of the FEMA webpage.
Power station smokestacks with pollution billowing from the top.
Geothermal energy potential
BLM Nevada/Flickr/Commercial use & mods allowedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Geothermal everywhere: finding the energy to save the world

Jamie Beard is pouring everything into a singular vision: Tap into the awesome potential of geothermal power in Texas, and beyond. She has no time to lose.
COVID-19 remade society. Now it's the climate's turn
time.com

COVID-19 remade society. Now it's the climate's turn

The effort to recover from the pandemic could facilitate a shift to the first truly green global economy
demand for high quality, locally raised meat
www.sacurrent.com

Since the pandemic, more San Antonians are demanding high quality, locally raised meat

Alamo City residents aren't alone in turning to smaller, independent farms as they look for better sources of meat.

Fires, refugees, traffic, gentrification ... so why isn't anyone talking about population?
www.eastbayexpress.com

Fires, refugees, traffic, gentrification ... so why isn't anyone talking about population?

Even though population trends lie at the very heart of our national politics, the topic is oddly absent from our contemporary conversations.
Newsletter
The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier
www.wired.com

The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier

The Thwaites Glacier is crumbling into the sea. Now scientists must answer two questions: When will it take the plunge? And can our coastal cities be saved?
Newsletter
The East Bay's future climate will be both dry and wet
www.eastbayexpress.com

The East Bay's future climate will be both dry and wet

Think Los Angeles — only with parts of it underwater.
Weathering the heat
www.eastbayexpress.com

Weathering the heat

In the decades ahead, as temperatures rise and droughts intensify, Northern California's climate, vegetation, and wildlife may look more like Southern California does today.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE