Climate Crisis

The most relevant articles on arguably the biggest issue of our time. How we got here, where we‘re headed and what we can do about it. Follow along on Refind to get the most relevant new links picked for you.
9 Best Articles in 2021
Inc.
MIT Published a List of the 9 Megatrends That Will Shape the World in 2030. Here's What…Inc.
2 min read · 2020-02-25 · Climate change, transparency, and populism will be driving the workforce 10 years from now.
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New York Magazine
The Uninhabitable EarthNew York Magazine
20+ min read · From 2019 · Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our future.
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Guardian Tech
Revealed: quarter of all tweets about climate crisis produced by botsGuardian Tech
5 min read · 2020-02-21 · Draft of Brown study says findings suggest ‘substantial impact of mechanized bots in amplifying denialist messages’
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The New York Times
How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?The New York Times
2 min read · From 2018 · See how days at or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit have changed in your lifetime and how much hotter it could get.
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The New York Times
The Great Climate Migration Has BegunThe New York Times
20+ min read · 2020-07-23 · New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.
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TIME
Greta Thunberg Is TIME’s 2019 Person of the YearTIME
20+ min read · 2019-12-11 · The climate activist has succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change
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The New York Times
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate ChangeThe New York Times
From 2018 · We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.
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Vox
Can we save the planet by shrinking the economy?Vox
~17 min read · Aug 3rd · The "degrowth" movement to fight the climate crisis offers a romantic, utopian vision. But it’s not a policy agenda.
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The degrowth movement, as it’s called, argues that humanity can’t keep growing without driving humanity into climate catastrophe.
It’s a bold, even romantic vision. But there are two problems with it: It doesn’t add up — and it would be nearly impossible to implement.
The scale of the problem is such that we need to act now — and we need to be clear-eyed about which ideas truly move the needle.
Emily Atkin
"What can I do?" Anything.Emily Atkin
9 min read · Jul 12th · The battle for a livable future is a battle against fossil fuels. Right now, it's all hands on deck.
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The ability to participate in activism is a privilege. Many simply do not have the time, money, or emotional bandwidth to take on a global cause.
The most harmful lie being spread about climate change today is not that it is fake. It’s that nothing you can do can help save the world.
The most harmful lie being spread about climate change today is not that it is fake. It’s that nothing you can do can help save the world.
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The five biggest threats to our natural world … and how we can stop them
Guardian Environment
Forget net zero – let’s have a ‘fossil freedom day’
The Guardian
Your Guide to COP26, the World’s Most Important Climate Talks
Gizmodo
The case for a more radical climate movement
Vox
Forget your carbon footprint. Let's talk about your climate shadow.
mic.com
Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021
BBC News (World)
Fossil fuel use ‘will peak by 2025’ if countries meet climate pledges, says IEA
Carbon Brief
Carbon emissions ‘will drop just 40% by 2050 with countries’ current pledges’
Guardian Environment
It’s easy to feel pessimistic about climate. But we’ve got two big things on our side
The Guardian
The climate disaster is here
Guardian Environment
Google and YouTube will cut off ad money for climate change deniers
The Verge
Our underwater future: What sea level rise will look like around the globe
CNN
Earth’s Largest Extinction Event Saw Toxic Algal Blooms at CO2 Concentrations Observed Today
EcoWatch
How economists helped Big Oil obstruct climate action for decades
grist
At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change, new study…
The Washington Post
More Than 30 Countries Join U.S. Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions
The New York Times
The countdown to Cop26: can world leaders save the planet?
The Guardian
Beyond coal: End to deforestation sought at COP26 climate summit
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
Cop26 must not overshadow Kunming: we need joint climate and biodiversity goals
Guardian Environment
Actions You Can Take to Tackle Climate Change
WIRED
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Guardian Environment
The climate disaster is hereGuardian Environment
1 min read · Oct 14th · Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?
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At 1.5C, about 14% of the world’s population will be hit by severe heatwaves once every five years. with this number jumping to more than a third of the global population at 2C.
Some of the most dire impacts revolve around water – both the lack of it and inundation by it.
Guardian Environment
Climate crisis: do we need millions of machines sucking CO2 from the air?Guardian Environment
8 min read · Sep 24th · From turning CO2 into rock to capturing the breath of office workers, a growing number of companies think the answer is yes
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Right now, direct air capture is like trying to bail out the Titanic using an eyedropper
The Conversation
Our climate projections for 2500 show an Earth that is alien to humansThe Conversation
8 min read · Sep 27th · Climate change predictions often use the year 2100 as an end-point. But it’s important to consider what will happen beyond that, at least up to the year 2500.
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Our projections modelled low (RCP6.0), medium (RCP4.5) and high mitigation scenarios (RCP2.6, which corresponds to the “well-below 2 degrees Celsius” Paris Agreement goal) up to the year 2500.
If we fail to halt climate warming, the next 500 years and beyond will change the Earth in ways that challenge our ability to maintain many essentials for survival
we found heat stress may reach fatal levels for humans in tropical regions which are currently highly populated. Such areas might become uninhabitable. Even under high-mitigation scenarios, we found that sea level keeps rising due to expanding and mixing water in warming oceans.
Guardian Environment
Greta Thunberg: ‘I really see the value of friendship. Apart from the climate, almost nothing else matters’Guardian Environment
~20 min read · Sep 25th · The world’s most famous teen activist opens up about how she’s been transformed since she started her school climate strike in 2018
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Guardian Environment
‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg lambasts leaders over climate crisisGuardian Environment
2 min read · Sep 28th · Exclusive: Activist says there are many fine words but the science does not lie – CO2 emissions are still rising
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CNN
Our underwater future: What sea level rise will look like around the globeCNN
3 min read · Oct 12th · Roughly 50 major coastal cities will need to implement "unprecedented" adaptation measures to prevent rising seas from swallowing their most populated areas, a new study shows.
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The New York Times
Which Climate Threats Are Most Worrisome? U.S. Agencies Made a List.The New York Times
6 min read · Oct 7th · Two dozen federal agencies flagged the biggest dangers posed by a warming planet. The list spreads across American society.
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The Washington Post
At least 85 percent of the world’s population has been affected by human-induced climate change, new study…The Washington Post
Oct 11th · At least 85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to new research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.
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The New York Times
The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to SkyrocketThe New York Times
10 min read · Sep 24th · New federal flood insurance rates that better reflect the real risks of climate change are coming. For some, premiums will rise sharply.
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Vox
The false promise of massive tree-planting campaignsVox
~11 min read · Sep 22nd
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