A marsh rice rat in the grass Transcript: Islands are home to species that are found nowhere else on Earth. And as seas rise, many of these unique plants and animals could be lost forever. Take the silver rice rat – a furry little creature from the Florida Keys. […] Click here to view original […]

A Russian nuclear icebreaker in the Arctic. Image: X Screengrab In November, a student-led project made a disturbing discovery : Mesyatsev Island, a floating slab of ice previously observed in the Arctic, had almost disappeared. It took around a decade and a half for the 11.8-million-square-foot island to shrink […] Click here to view original

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan granted requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions. (Kevin Wolf / AP Photo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Environmental Protection Agency last Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning […] Click here to view original

insurance head Let’s hope so. Shrinking coverage and rising temperatures are a risky combination. By Mark Harris Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. Sign up for our free newsletters “Nat Cats” sound fuzzy and adorable. They’re not. Hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and other natural catastrophes are […] Click here to view original

Joe Biden in a blue suit makes a fish face Tyler O’Neil is managing editor of The Daily Signal and the author of two books: " Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center ," and " The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal […] Click here to view original

The home lifting company, P3 Elevation, moved this beach house away from the ocean along the Gulf Coast. Credit…By P3 Elevation Flood-Soaked Homeowners Face a Costly Choice: Raise or Raze As climate change intensifies, flooding is emerging as a threat for homes not previously seen as high-risk. Some residents […] Click here to view original