Climate crisis š
A collection of links on arguably the biggest issue of our time. How we got here, where weāre headed and what we can do about it.
Collection by David Bauer
Emily Atkin
I don't like IPCC report day
5 min read · Aug 10th · If this is the only day we communicate climate science to the public, it's no wonder people don't understand the problem.
The Washington Post
Siberiaās wildfires are bigger than all the worldās other blazes combined
Aug 10th · Russia is fighting more than 170 fires across Siberia, but has left dozens of blazes to burn unhindered.
The Guardian
Sixty years of climate change warnings: the signs that were missed (and ignored)
~17 min read · Jul 5th · The long read: The effects of āweird weatherā were already being felt in the 1960s, but scientists linking fossil fuels with climate change were dismissed as prophets of doom
ProPublica
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Hereās What Happens If You Try.
~17 min read · Jan 25th · A climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks thereās no future. And nobody but him will use the outdoor…
The New York Times
Opinion | What Are the Top Climate Threats in Your Country?
3 min read · Jan 28th · Flooding, heat stress, fires? Tell us where you live and weāll tell you the risks.
New York Magazine
After Alarmism
20+ min read · Jan 19th · The war on denial has been won. And thatās not the only good news.
The Atlantic
The Planet Could Have Catastrophic Surprises in Store
20+ min read · Feb 3rd · The geologic record carries a terrifying warning.
The New York Times
Opinion | Iāve Said Goodbye to āNormal.ā You Should, Too.
6 min read · Jan 25th · Climate change is upending the world as we know it, and coping with it demands widespread, radical action.
The New York Times
A Global Tour of a Record-Hot Year
3 min read · Jan 14th · Data issued Thursday by NASA confirmed that 2020 has effectively tied the hottest year on record. That means the last seven years have been the warmest since the beginning of modern record-keeping.
grist
21 Predictions for 2021
~15 min read · 2020-12-08 · As this record-settingly terrible year draws to a close, 21 visionary climate and justice leaders point the way to progress in 2021.
Datawrapper
These scatter plots of heat and rain helped me understand our changing climate
3 min read · 2020-09-24 · Using a thermo-pluvio diagram to show which months are wetter and which ones are dryer
The New York Times
Record Wildfires on the West Coast Are Capping a Disastrous Decade
6 min read · 2020-09-24 · One after another, major fires exploded across Washington, Oregon and California earlier this month. They have added up to the worst fire season on record.
The Correspondent
This is what climate change means if your country is below sea level
20+ min read · 2020-09-24 · Climate change can feel so overwhelming that it becomes abstract. If we want to understand and fight this global threat, every nation needs a national narrative. This is the Dutch story ā where the…
The Atlantic
The 4-Degrees-Celsius Election
4 min read · 2020-09-18 · This November, we can choose the safer, greener path for all of us, or the path to oblivion.
Bloomberg Graphics
This Climate Simulator Lets You Decide How to Best Fight Global Warming
2020-04-22 · To continue, please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot.
Vox
These 3 supertrees can protect us from climate collapse
1 min read · 2019-12-12 · But can we protect them?
