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To Live in the Anthropocene, People Need Grounded Hope
A Smithsonian symposium about human impacts on Earth looked past warnings of global doom to discuss the necessary balance of achievable solutions
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What Actually Happens to People Who Are Hit by Lightning?
A lifetime of chronic health issues
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Which of 2013’s Many Natural Disasters Can We Blame on Climate Change?
The ongoing California drought may, or may not, be due to climate change
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Japan’s Mount Ontake Erupted Suddenly Over the Weekend
36 hikers are feared dead; because of toxic gas, rescue operations have been suspended
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Programmers Are Creating a Way for Your Phone to Get Online Even When Data Is Down
The Cosmos Browser uses text messages to browse the web
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Weird Ways People Have Tried To Stop Lava
People living near volcanoes have tried a lot of different methods to redirect lava flows
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Deadly Chinese Earthquake May Have Been Man-Made
More than 600 people died in the August 3 Yunnan earthquake
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A New Way to See Earthquakes: Peoples’ Fitness Trackers
Yesterday’s Napa earthquake woke people up
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One of Iceland’s Volcanoes Is Rumbling
It looks like another one of Iceland’s volcanoes is ready to erupt
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Tokyo Has Built Disaster Preparedness Into the Fabric of the City
Refuge parks stocked with food and water are ready for the next disaster
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What Happens When a Hurricane Meets a Volcano?
When Iselle crosses the Big Island of Hawaii, it will offer a rare glimpse at a clash of the titans
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Hawaii Braces for Two Hurricanes—Its First in 22 Years
Hawaii doesn’t see direct hits from hurricanes very often
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1970s Redux: Lake Erie Is So Polluted, Toledo’s Drinking Water Was Cut Off
An algae bloom in Lake Erie leaves hundreds of thousands without fresh drinking water
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Blame Climate Change for Australia’s 30-Year Long Dry Spell
Human-induced climate change is driving a drop in rainfall across southern Australia
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Don’t Bank on Groundwater to Fight Off Western Drought—It’s Drying Out, Too
Water losses in the west have been dominated by dwindling groundwater supplies
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The Ongoing Drought Will Cost California $2.2 Billion and 17,000 Jobs
California is facing its greatest water loss on record, and it’s not likely to get better any time soon
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Since 1900, There Have Been Six Earthquakes Greater Than Magnitude 8 in Alaska
Alaska is no stranger to huge earthquakes
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Humans Have Been Messing With China’s Yellow River for 3,000 Years
When humans try to tame nature things rarely go according to plan
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Double Tornadoes Aren’t Particularly Rare, But Yesterday’s Was Remarkable
Double, triple, quad and quintuple tornadoes are more common than you’d think
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Deadly Flooding Hits Brazil Two Days Before World Cup Begins
Flooding in southeastern Brazil has killed at least nine
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