Impacts Photo by Joel Vodell on Unsplash It’s Earth Day—and the news isn't good New reports show that ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting faster than anticipated, and other disasters loom.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Can we patch up the natural world we've hurt? In “Under a White Sky,” Elizabeth Kolbert explores the human efforts to confront the effects of climate change, and all their unintended consequences.
Impacts Ryan Hagerty/USFWS Book review: The unintended consequences of taming nature In "Under a White Sky," Elizabeth Kolbert explores the blowback from our attempts to control the environment.
Solutions www.nytimes.com Should we dim the sun? Will we even have a choice? Elizabeth Kolbert and Ezra Klein discuss what options remain if our political system can’t handle the climate crisis.
Impacts www.nationalgeographic.com Where have all the insects gone? Bugs aren’t just occasional nuisances, they’re crucial to the environment. Now populations of species worldwide are falling at alarming rates.
Impacts www.nationalgeographic.com What we lose when animals go extinct Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans.
