Brian Kahn

1/20/22

It's Time to Nuke the Doomsday Clock

The clock is 100 seconds to midnight. But that tells us nothing about the world today.

1/19/22

Winter Weather Is Set to Mess With Texas

The state's beleaguered power grid will get its first real cold weather test since last year's horrific blackouts.

1/18/22

Exxon’s Plan to Hit Net Zero Carbon Emissions: LOL

The company announced it plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. There are just a few teeny, tiny problems.

1/15/22

The West Coast Is Under a Tsunami Warning After Violent Tonga Volcanic Eruption

Nations across the Pacific have sounded the alarm about tsunamis after a violent eruption shook one of Tonga's…

1/14/22

Extreme Cold, Snow, and Rain Is Coming to the East Coast to Ruin Your Long Weekend

The long weekend will feel even longer as wind chills go negative to start followed by snow and rain piling up.

1/14/22

Environmental Disaster Sites I Would Like to Visit

With news Turkmenistan wants to close the Gateway to Hell, it's now or never to visit it. But there are other sites…

1/13/22

Give the U.S. Postal Service $3 Billion to Electrify Its Fleet, You Cowards

A new report finds it would take a measly extra few billion to get all USPS trucks running on electricity.

1/11/22

There Is No Adapting to This

The U.S. is hemorrhaging money and lives in the face of the climate crisis. No level of adaptation can keep up…

1/10/22

Joe Biden Is Losing the War Against Inefficient Appliances

The Energy Department is dealing with bureaucratic hurdles to undo Trump era rules, allowing inefficient appliances…

1/6/22

The Northeast Is About to Face a Gnarly Winter Storm

Snowfall rates in excess of an inch an hour and dangerous travel conditions will overtake the I-95 corridor on…

1/6/22

Boaty McBoatface Prepares to Dive Under Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier

Scientists are dispatching the autonomous sub and a host of other instruments to get a detailed view of the what's…

1/5/22

There Was Way Too Much Lightning in the Arctic Last Year

More electric skies at the top of the world are yet another indicator of just how weird things are getting.

1/4/22

We'll Believe It When We See It, Joe

The West Virginia senator now says passing climate legislation should be easy, actually.

1/4/22

December Was Likely the Hottest on Record for the U.S.

The weather wasn't just wild, it was also incredibly hot across large parts of the Lower 48, leading to what is…

12/31/21

Why People Can't Stop Talking About <i>Don't Look Up</i>

Why People Can't Stop Talking About Don't Look Up

The top movie on Netflix has inspired, shall we say, impassioned responses. That's telling.

12/30/21

What the Hell Just Happened?

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. The Capitol riot. I watched NFTs glitter in the dark. All those…

12/29/21

Life-Threatening Cold Grips the Northern Rockies and Midwest

Wind chills as low as minus-50 are forecast into Thursday, adding another layer of weather-induced suffering to…

12/27/21

The Most Hellacious Weather of 2021, As Seen From Space

From hurricanes to heat, satellite images reveal what it was like to live on Earth in 2021. (It was pretty rough, in…

12/24/21

Joe Biden's 2021 Climate Report Card

When elected, Joe Biden promised an "all of government" approach to address the climate crisis. The grades are in…

12/23/21

Get Ready for Weird Weather This Christmas

A heat wave sweeping much of the eastern U.S. means snow will be in short supply for Christmas and the New Year.

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