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Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it's too...

Environment If we want a smooth transition into a sustainable future, we need to act fast. New comment in Nature says that we have three years to act on climate change.

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These birds are trapped between predators and rising sea levels

Animals Between the devil and the deep blue sea. Which is worse: getting eaten, or drowning? Read on.

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An iceberg the size of Delaware just broke off of Antarctica

From Our Blogs: Nexus Media News “We are seeing a microcosm of the future.” In a sign of things to come, Antarctica just shed an iceberg the size of Delaware. Read on.

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What's really going on with sea level rise

Environment Even the best data can be presented in misleading ways. There's a rumor going around that NASA's data somehow shows that sea level rise isn't happening. Here's a look at how easy it is to...

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Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

Technology Connectivity issues could get much worse. Snaking beneath roads and strung across oceans, hundreds of thousands of miles of cables and their connections make up the backbone of the...

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The latest climate assessment isn't surprising, but it still sucks

Environment If only we could just study for a better grade. This week, NOAA released the State of the Climate report for 2017. The results—while not surprising—are distressing.

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Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

Nexus Media News Sea levels are rising, but it's happening unevenly. Some coastal regions are more at risk of flooding than others. That's because sea waters are rising unevenly.

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High-tide floods are becoming more common, and it's costing businesses

Nexus Media News Stores can't operate with inches of water inside them, but climate change is making these sunny day floods far more frequent. Regular coastal flooding has become a persistent and...

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The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America's...

Science Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts. What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to...

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Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn't the only culprit

Environment There are other environmental issues at play. Jakarta isn’t so much being swallowed by the sea as it is physically lowering into the earth. Move over, Venice—this is the world’s...

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