News & Commentary

Hotter = Drier

August 19, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaBrian Palmer

A new study shows how climate change is making the California drought worse.

Climate Change Is Making Us Sick

August 17, 2015 NRDC in ActionUnited StatesJeff Turrentine

Scientist Kim Knowlton monitors the inextricable connections between the planet's fragile health and our own.

Empowering India

August 13, 2015 NRDC in ActionIndia

Anjali Jaiswal, director of NRDC’s India program, discusses harnessing the power of clean energy in the country.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (from Distant Flames)

August 7, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, Colorado, Alaska, CaliforniaAlisa Opar

Wildfires may be harming the health of people who live hundreds or thousands of miles from the flames.

When Are We Going Underwater?

July 29, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Renowned scientist James Hansen says sea level is rising faster than expected—but did his study’s publication violate scientific norms?

Take Two Levees and Call Me in the Morning

June 22, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

A prestigious medical journal warns of the dangers climate change poses to public health.

A Year Without Snow

June 4, 2015 DispatchWestBrooke Jarvis

Want to know what difference a few degrees can make as the climate warms? Look no further than the West’s critical and vanishing snowpack.

When to Bet Against the House

May 7, 2015 DispatchNevadaJeff Turrentine

Will the threat of water shortages be enough to convince Vegas to stop gambling on overdevelopment?

Blame It on the Rain

May 1, 2015 DispatchChicagoSusan Cosier

Chicago’s enormous drainage system will expand this summer, but it won’t be enough to handle climate change.

The Silent Killer

April 17, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, New YorkClara Chaisson

Extreme heat kills more often than we think, and climate change is only going to turn it up a notch.

Bathroom Bandits

April 13, 2015 Latest NewsCaliforniaKatherine Ellen Foley

Law-breaking urinals? California's water rules will force new fixtures to toe the water line.

Fish Out of Water

April 3, 2015 DispatchCaliforniaAlisa Opar

Scary-low snowpack may spell disaster for some California wildlife and ecosystems.

Olivine: Carbon Eater?

March 7, 2015 ExplainerInternationalBrian Palmer

A simple rock is being put forth as the solution to global warming.

What’s Wrong with This Picture?

March 2, 2015 PerspectivesUnited StatesDavid Gessner

Humanity’s arrogant attempts to control the sea—captured in one photograph.

Too Hot to Handle

February 9, 2015 Latest NewsUnited StatesBrian Palmer

Heat waves are becoming more frequent and deadly (suddenly winter seems a lot less threatening).

The Dept. of Solar Radiation Management

January 25, 2015 ExplainerUnited States, InternationalBrian Palmer

Is attempting to block the sun’s heat a good idea—or a reflection on our pathetic efforts to cut carbon emissions?

Slipping Through the Cracks

November 7, 2014 Latest NewsUnited StatesSusan Cosier

We’re losing billions of gallons of fresh, clean water thanks to leaky pipes.

Is the Rebound Effect for Real?

October 31, 2014 ExplainerInternational

Energy efficiency is no fool’s game, no matter what you hear.

Uncle Sam Wants You…to Stop Denying Climate Change

October 30, 2014 Latest NewsUnited States

The military is planning for global warming. Why can’t lawmakers follow its charge?

Who's Ready for Climate Change?

October 17, 2014 ExplainerInternational, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Miami, India, New York City, Mexico CityJeff Turrentine

Five cities that are steeling themselves…and five that are fooling themselves.