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the killer fungi are coming for us thanks to global warming
# health

the killer fungi are coming for us thanks to global warming

One of scientists’ biggest fears about fungi and global warming is starting to slowly play out.

the future climate warlords of northern california
# politics

the future climate warlords of northern california

A far right militia butting into wildfire cleanup efforts is a dark sign of things to come if we don’t fight the climate crisis.

yes, all these heat waves are actually very bad
# science

yes, all these heat waves are actually very bad

Don’t ignore the media attention to worldwide heatwaves. They’re a warning sign of why we can’t handle climate change.

engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.
# space

engineers want to blot out the sun to fight global warming. again.

Researchers from MIT want to deploy a raft of space bubbles to block sunlight and fight global warming. It probably won’t work.

global warming won’t kill us anymore. but it will make us suffer
# science

global warming won’t kill us anymore. but it will make us suffer

Humanity won’t collapse from climate change thanks to the steps we’ve already taken. But we will still be in serious trouble if we don’t do more.

if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?
# science

if you turn carbon dioxide into jet fuel, will anyone buy it?

Chemists think they figured out the process of capturing the greenhouse gas to turn it into fuel for airplanes. But the big question is whether we’d actually want to do this.

climate change denialists’ new favorite conspiracy theory
# science

climate change denialists’ new favorite conspiracy theory

Denialists are now imagining cabals of ecoterrorists burning down entire ecosystems so they don't have to admit that scientists were right about the symptoms of climate change.

can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?
# tech

can we stave off global warming by blocking out the sun?

Politicians aren't in a hurry to lower emissions even as the world's temperature rises. Can we buy more time to fix the environment with a giant orbiting sunshade?

could space planes help fight global warming?
# tech

could space planes help fight global warming?

Planes capable of suborbital flights reducing emissions from air travel sounds absurd at first glance, but a lot more plausible when you consider the technology they plan to use.

world of weird things podcast: how does global warming make storms worse?
# podcast

world of weird things podcast: how does global warming make storms worse?

Are hurricanes and major storms getting more dangerous thanks to global warming or is that just what the news and pop culture tell us? The answer is a bit more complicated than you might think…

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