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The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

WIRED World

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

Johan Rockström

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

Ice Breakers

The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse

Ritsuko Kawai

The Future of EVs Is Foggy—but California Still Wants More of Them

Positive Current

The Future of EVs Is Foggy—but California Still Wants More of Them

Aarian Marshall

‘It Was Nuts’: The Extreme Tests that Show Why Hail Is a Multibillion-Dollar Problem

Hail No

‘It Was Nuts’: The Extreme Tests that Show Why Hail Is a Multibillion-Dollar Problem

Chris Baraniuk

Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water

Capital at Risk

Why Tehran Is Running Out of Water

Yeon-Woo Choi and Elfatih A. B. Eltahir

A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy

Underground

A Startup Says It Has Found a Hidden Source of Geothermal Energy

Molly Taft

The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?

Earth Science

The Oceans Are Going to Rise—but When?

Evan Howell

The Climate Impact of Owning a Dog

Carbon Pawprint

The Climate Impact of Owning a Dog

Claire Elise Thompson

An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains

Infectious Disease

An Invasive Disease-Carrying Mosquito Has Spread to the Rocky Mountains

Erin Douglas

Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive

Climate

Trump’s Hatred of EVs Is Making Gas Cars More Expensive

Umair Irfan

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

Extreme Weather

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa 4 Times More Likely, Study Suggests

Kiley Price

Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified

Extreme Weather

Hurricane Melissa Has Meteorologists Terrified

Molly Taft

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

Tick Tock

New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough

Molly Taft

China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here's What That Looks Like

Goals

China Is Leading the World in the Clean Energy Transition. Here's What That Looks Like

Antonio Piemontese

Former Google CEO Will Fund Boat Drones to Explore Rough Antarctic Waters

Climate

Former Google CEO Will Fund Boat Drones to Explore Rough Antarctic Waters

Molly Taft

Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell the World More Soda

Book Excerpt

Coke Designed a Plastic Bottle to Sell the World More Soda

Saabira Chaudhuri

The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward a Breaking Point

Environment

The World’s Oceans Are Hurtling Toward a Breaking Point

Ritsuko Kawai

Big Businesses Are Doing Carbon Dioxide Removal All Wrong

Net Zero

Big Businesses Are Doing Carbon Dioxide Removal All Wrong

Joseph Winters

‘People Are So Proud of This’: How River and Lake Water Is Cooling Buildings

Cool Water

‘People Are So Proud of This’: How River and Lake Water Is Cooling Buildings

Chris Baraniuk

Extreme Heat Makes Your Body Age Faster

Overcooked

Extreme Heat Makes Your Body Age Faster

Javier Carbajal