Tag: Anthropocene

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. One year in ...

CLIMATEWIRE | A record-shattering heat wave that blistered the Pacific Northwest in 2021 carried an important lesson, scientists say. Places that ...

CLIMATEWIRE | Five ozone-depleting substances are increasing in the atmosphere, a new study finds, despite an international ban on their use ...

We are at a critical juncture in the fight to tackle the climate emergency. The world has just a few ...

For the first time, the U.S. government has proposed limits on toxic “forever chemicals” in the nation’s drinking water. Compounds ...

Sixty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, U.S. military scientists achieved a major feat. They extracted a ...

Three Native American tribes who face major climate threats are the first recipients of money from a new federal program ...

Five billion people, or around two-thirds of the world’s population, will face at least one month of water shortages by ...