Greenhouse gasses are making the planet hotter, but some scientists argue focusing on temperature overlooks a more visible danger. For decades, environmental advocates have urged governments, companies, and individuals to take drastic actions to limit climate change and prevent the Earth’s average temperature from exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial times. Now,

Climate change is upping the odds that a disastrous flood with up to 10 feet of water might actually happen in California. The ARkStorm may not be real yet, but it’s scientifically plausible. If it happens, it will be relentless—sheets of rain streaming down on California over the course of weeks, totaling up to 10

At least five storms over the past decade would fit a new classification beyond Category 5—and engineers are working to figure out how to withstand them. When Florida International University turns on the “Wall of Wind” inside its airplane hangar turned engineering lab, the 12 enormous fans recreate the strength of a major hurricane. Within

Crystal mining can fuel worker exploitation and even armed conflicts, but there are steps consumers can take to make more ethical purchasing decisions. Martina Gutfreund knew it could be hard to make a living mining crystals. Still, she was shocked to discover, on a recent trip to Namibia’s mineral-rich Erongo region, that her purchase of