Climate & Energy
Climate feedback loops, the energy transition, and the cascading consequences of a warming world.
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Climate & Energy
Germany's Autobahn Speed Debate Reveals a Nation Torn Between Identity and Necessity
Germany's refusal to cap Autobahn speeds during an energy crisis reveals how national identity can quietly override rational policy, with consequences that will outlast the debate.
Climate & Energy
What Salt Lake's Collapse Teaches Us About Building Cities in the Wrong Place
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking fast, and the forces driving its collapse are the same ones that make it nearly impossible to stop.
Climate & Energy
Reform UK's Climate Denial Is Colliding With the Flood-Soaked Reality of Its Own Voters
Reform UK's climate skepticism is running headlong into the flood-soaked living rooms of its own constituents in Lincolnshire, and the reckoning is just beginning.
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25 Mar 2026
Utah Republicans Want Nuclear Waste Storage to Replace Coal's Lost Jobs
Utah Republicans see nuclear waste storage as an economic lifeline for coal communities, but the trade-offs could echo for centuries.
25 Mar 2026
Five Disasters, One Wet Season: The Northern Territory Is Being Left Behind
Five climate disasters in one wet season have pushed the Northern Territory past the limits of resilience and into a reckoning about who gets left behind.
25 Mar 2026
Roads Promise Wildfire Control but Research Shows They Ignite the Problem
Federal officials say roads are essential to fighting wildfires, but research shows roads are among the most reliable predictors of where fires start.
25 Mar 2026
The $400 Billion Climate Fund That Refuses to Die Under Trump
The Biden era's $400 billion clean energy loan program may be harder to kill than the Trump administration wants voters to believe.
25 Mar 2026
Australia's Youngest Generation Faces a $185,000 Climate Bill Per Person
Deloitte modelling finds Australian Gen Alpha will each lose $185,000 over their lifetimes if climate action stays on its current trajectory.
25 Mar 2026
Illinois Has 1.5 Million Lead Pipes to Replace. The Jobs That Come With It Could Reshape the State.
Illinois has 1.5 million lead service lines and a new report says replacing them could create 90,000 jobs — but the real stakes go far beyond construction.
25 Mar 2026
The Collapse of Freshwater Fish Migrations Is Reshaping Entire River Ecosystems
The great freshwater fish migrations of the Mekong, Ganges, and Danube are collapsing — and the consequences reach far beyond the fish themselves.
25 Mar 2026
The West's March Heat Wave Is Rewriting Climate Records and Stress-Testing Infrastructure
Phoenix hit 105°F in March. Nearly 180 cities have broken heat records, and the systems built to handle summer heat simply aren't ready.
25 Mar 2026
The Zettajoule Is the Unit That Defines Our Climate Crisis — and Almost Nobody Knows It
Earth absorbs more than 10 zettajoules of excess heat every year — a number so vast it is reshaping oceans, ice, and financial markets alike.
25 Mar 2026
How Early Warning Systems Are Reshaping Climate Resilience Across Central Asia
As glaciers retreat and floods intensify, Central Asia is betting that early warning technology and community trust can outpace a warming climate.
