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Citizens of the island nation Kiribati have already had to evacuate their homes due to sea-level rise.
Wildfires are going to become bigger and more frequent in the future. If you find yourself caught in one, this is what you need to do.
The author's latest book features stories that are just as mired in the contradictions of humanity as they are in the humidity of the Sunshine State
Think the effects of a warming planet are only theoretical? If you spend any time recreating outside, they're suddenly everywhere you look.
A warmer, drier future is coming for our hops. Luckily, these folks have developed a nice little workaround, thanks to a gene-editing tool that could help create a hop-free beer.
Some see economic windfall. Others, a carbon bomb.
Political and journalistic pressure foiled Interior Department attempts to censor a climate report. Not surprisingly, its findings aren't good.
2018 was one of the driest seasons on record. How many resorts can survive another like it?
Proposition 68 aims to fund parks and outdoor spaces where it'll make the most difference—in urban areas. Will voters buy it?
Tribes and Native-owned corporations are making huge profits by conserving their forests for carbon offset programs—an effort that could revolutionize conservation
Researchers studied 1,500 Rocky Mountain forests that had been burned by wildfires. They found that most of the woods aren't recovering after the blaze—and in some cases, they're not returning at all. The culprit? A warming planet.
Amid the worst drought on record, the city has threatened to turn off the taps on its nearly 4 million residents. Our correspondent spent a week there while he could still get a shower.
Recent studies have arrived at the same blunt conclusion: the world’s last, big wildlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Is there anything to be done?
Study finds that high-elevation areas in the Himalaya are seeing wetter, more frequent slides
Record low snowfalls have made national news, but it came as no surprise for the characters in the End of Snow, from Day’s Edge Productions.
In seasons with little snow, people make fewer trips to the mountains, which has a huge impact on local economies
Lies, damned lies, and "fantasy" White House budget proposals
The future of the West depends on whether we can keep it in check
Brands, activists, and politicians gathered at the start of the Outdoor Retailer trade show to rally around public lands
We care about public lands, and that's why we're joining a discussion about how to preserve them at the Outdoor Retailer show
Probably not this time. Eva Holland looks at how a disturbing wildlife image went viral—generating anguish, anger, and confusion about the undeniably warming Arctic.
The new bill argues that lawsuits have made wildfires much worse, but its solution won’t do much to help
Salt Lake City’s Jackie Biskupski faces one of the most conservative congressional delegations in the country, but that’s not stopping her from trying to push her city into a future of clean air, renewable energy, and (hopefully) deep snow
Three months after the hurricane, fly-fishing guides wrestle with what the future of their industry might look like
On a good day, driving down I-405 here in Los Angeles is considered the commute from hell. Yesterday, things got a little more literal.
Filmmaker Jason van Bruggen and his team from DOT DOT DASH spent May in Greenland at Swiss Camp Polar Research station with Dr. Konrad Steffen from WSL exploring the Arctic science that foreshadows and explains the impacts of our changing climate.
This month's massive government climate report sounds the alarm about the rising risk of wildfire. Will the Trump Administration listen?
Polar explorer Vincent Colliard represents a new breed of sponsored athlete: instead of just notching rad exploits, he’s inspiring environmental give-back on a global scale
A leaked five-year strategic plan has zero mention of “climate change” or “diversity,” marking a major pivot away from its predecessor
The longtime DOI employee says he was forced out because he spoke up about the risk climate change poses to Alaskans. We caught up with him to talk the state of the Interior, how his colleagues are faring, and what he'd say to Secretary Ryan Zinke if given the chance.
His misguided immigration and climate-change policies are worse than January rain
The writer and activist's nighttime essentials
There are 137 large wildfires raging across 7.8 million acres in what might be the worst fire season ever
Some explored the unknown, some made scientific breakthroughs, some are working to save the world. All are pioneers whose names should be more well-recognized.
These people are turning disheartening data into amazing paintings, sculptures, and illustrations
A team of scientists are drilling into some of the world’s highest glaciers to learn about our planet’s past before the ice disappears forever
We added up the miles we drove and flew to ski this year—and discovered just how terrible our obsession is for the planet
A new book by two philosophy scholars imagines conversations with skeptics and deniers. Here are four lessons we learned from it.
The Outdoor Industry Association tacks on another $200 billion in direct consumer spending to their 2012 estimate, but we won't get the official number until 2018
Some days it's a paradise and others it's a jungle of hell. Yet for Dr. Scott Saleska and his students, that's just the reality of conducting science in the rainforest.
A former EPA administrator breaks down what’s at stake with the president’s proposed 31-percent cut to the agency’s budget
Paul Hawken presents a bold plan to beat back climate change based on solutions already within our grasp. Do any of them stand a chance?
As Arctic sea ice melts, business for Alaskan passenger ships is booming. Can the fragile region handle the traffic?
Almost 50 years ago, Richard Nixon commissioned a photography project called Documerica to illustrate miles and miles of environmental degradation, advocating for the need for the agency. The following are some of the most striking images from that project.
As ski resorts struggle with warmer, shorter seasons, a team of Norwegian researchers is rolling out new snow machines that help cut back on planet-warming emissions
James Coleman is snapping up small ski areas in Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. As warming temperatures shorten the winter season and the West contends with drought, we had to ask: Why?
Located in the small town of Gothic, Colorado in an even smaller cabin, billy barr has collected snow data for over 40 years.
On a trip to Alaska, the filmmakers at Aura ran into a small town outfitter with a large story.
We’re going to make your first smart decision of the new year a quick and easy one
Climate change is affecting America’s recreation meccas—from Yosemite to Yellowstone—in profound ways. As the planet heats up and weather patterns shift, so will the ways we interact with the outdoors.
There’s a growing movement of people who say that abstaining from having children is the best way to offset climate change. They’re wrong. The only way to stop it is by raising environmentally conscientious kids.
What does the GOP's big orange machine think about issues like climate change, energy development, and federal control of public lands? We rounded up Trump's surprising (and sometimes shocking) set of views.
The national park's namesake tree may be designated endangered
In filmmaker Matty Brown's short video 'Love Earth', stunning visuals from all over the globe are accompanied by the words of poet Clint Smith
The public trust doctrine is increasingly invoked by environmental groups seeking sweeping, long-term solutions to problems like global warming, ocean acidification, and destructive resource extraction
Ultrarunner Mina Guli completed 40 marathons across seven deserts on seven continents in seven weeks
"When I was a little child, I never imagined there could be so much water in the mist."
'Unacceptable Risk' is a documentary that follows four seasoned firefighters responding to record-breaking fires in Colorado
Mina Guli ran 40 marathons across seven deserts on seven continents in seven weeks. Here's why.
This all-women expedition team set out to ski first descents along the western coast of Greenland.
Usually groms push the envelope in the half pipe. These ones are pushing climate change activism into uncharted waters.
With their nifty new windmills, tidy techno-homes, and enviro-crusading queen, the Dutch are busy creating the cutest little ecotopia on earth—while stoking a booming hypercapitalist economy. What does tiny Holland know that America is too big and dumb to figure out?