SA Special Editions Vol 29 Issue 3s

Special Edition

Volume 29, Issue 3s

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Features

Scrubbing Carbon from the Sky

Can we remove enough CO2 from the atmosphere to slow or even reverse climate change?

Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End

Despite claims to the contrary, eliminating them would have a significant effect in addressing the climate crisis

Yes, Climate Change Did Influence Australia's Unprecedented Bushfires

Such an extreme fire season is at least 30 percent more likely because of global warming, a new analysis finds

A New Reality Up North

Climate change is dramatically altering life at the top of the world

Surrendering to Rising Seas

Coastal communities struggling to adapt to rising seas are beginning to do what was once unthinkable: retreat

Thawing Permafrost Would Accelerate Global Warming

Thawing Arctic tundra will likely speed up climate change for a century or more. The question is: How drastically?

Increasingly Acidic Oceans Are Causing Fish to Behave Badly

Increasingly Acidic Oceans Are Causing Fish to Behave Badly

Ocean acidification may alter the behaviors of underwater creatures in disastrous ways

How Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Predict Outbreaks

Climate change is accelerating the spread of disease—and making it much harder to predict outbreaks

Threatened Forests Cannot Move, So Scientists Are Relocating Their Genes

Threatened Forests Cannot Move, So Scientists Are Relocating Their Genes

Trees can't walk to a better place as climate worsens. So scientists are relocating helpful genes instead

7 Answers to Climate Contrarian Nonsense

Evidence for human interference with Earth’s climate continues to accumulate

Global Warming: How Hot, Exactly, Is It Going to Get?

The latest climate models are giving disturbing answers

This Was the Decade We Knew We Were Right

Everything is connected, and everything is changing

How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution

How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution

A smart combination of math and policy choices can determine a practical tax that will cut CO2 emissions 

"Positive Cities" Can Improve the Planet as Well as People's Lives

Urban areas can improve the planet as well as people's lives if we design them to be much more resourceful with energy, water, food and minerals

The Arctic Is Breaking Climate Records, Altering Weather Worldwide

The Arctic climate is shattering record after record, altering weather worldwide

Yes, Climate Change Is Making Severe Weather Worse

Recent disasters show how climate change is making winter storms, flooding rains and summer heat waves more extreme

Scientists Are Taking Extreme Steps to Help Corals Survive

Scientists Are Taking Extreme Steps to Help Corals Survive

Scientists are urgently transplanting, fertilizing and enhancing corals to help them adapt to warmer oceans, but rebuilding entire reefs will be daunting

U.S. Military Develops Strategies to Prevent Climate Wars

The U.S. military is taking steps to limit the chance that worsening droughts, rising seas and melting Arctic ice will hasten uprisings that threaten national interests

Without Government, the Marketplace Will Not Solve Climate Change

Whether or not the world reaches an international emissions agreement, the U.S. government holds the real solution

Departments

From the Editor
Our Planet, Our Choice
Advances
Warming Will Cost Rich and Poor Countries Alike