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Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

Cautious Optimism

Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad

Brian Kahn

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

Ah Rats!

How Wet Weather in Argentina Helped Fuel the Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak

María de los Ángeles Orfila

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Hot Stuff

California’s Wildfire Season Is Already Overactive

Brian Kahn

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Well How About That

Old Oil and Gas Wells Could Find Second Life Producing Clean Energy

Maria Gallucci

This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real

Water Wars

This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real

Molly Taft

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

Data Center Data

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

Molly Taft

A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System

Troubled Water

A Single Strike Won’t Shut Off the Gulf’s Desalination System

Dana Alomar

The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year

Fresh and Clean

The US Had a Big Battery Boom Last Year

Molly Taft

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

Dot Physics

Could AI Data Centers Be Moved to Outer Space?

Rhett Allain

Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof

Hot Air

Big Tech Says Generative AI Will Save the Planet. It Doesn’t Offer Much Proof

Molly Taft

Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

Low Level

Record Low Snow in the West Will Mean Less Water, More Fire, and Political Chaos

Molly Taft

The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning

Dirty Power

The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning

Molly Taft

The 2026 Winter Olympics Will Have a Major Impact on the Region’s Snow

2026 Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics Will Have a Major Impact on the Region’s Snow

Marta Abbà

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Altered Carbon

Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom

Molly Taft

Skip the Shovel: How to Prep for the Biggest Storm of the Season

The Big Chill

Skip the Shovel: How to Prep for the Biggest Storm of the Season

Matthew Korfhage

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To

Better or Worse

The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn’t Have To

Molly Taft

China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

Sun Stroke

China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

Jeremy Wallace

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Hot One

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Molly Taft

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Staying Alive

True Patriots Are Cashing In on the Apocalypse

Jasper Craven

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

WIRED World

The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point

Johan Rockström