2019 January/February

2019 January/February

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It's up to us to craft the shape of the future

Feature

There Is No Planet B

It's up to us to craft the shape of the future

By Kim Stanley Robinson

December 18, 2018

Departments

Cimate adaptation will have to take a number of different forms

Editor’s Desk

Hope for the Best and Prepare for the...

Climate adaptation will have to take a number of different forms

By Jason Mark

December 21, 2018

At this point in time, we have to choice to but to adapt and prepare for climate change

From the Top

We Need to Halt Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Also Preparing for a Hotter Planet

At this point in time, we have no choice but to adapt and prepare for climate change

By Michael Brune

December 21, 2018

Vonnegut was right: We need a Secretary of the Future

Eyewitness

To Fix Climate Change, We Need to Understand Time

Vonnegut was right: We need a "secretary of the future."

By Marcia Bjornerud

December 30, 2018

High tech agriculture may be the key to feeding a growing human population

Stress Test

Future Farming

High-tech agriculture may be the key to feeding a growing human population

By Katie O'Reilly

December 26, 2018

How to protect yourself from climate-related illnesses

Stress Test

Here's How Not to Catch Global Warming Fever

How to protect yourself from climate-related illnesses

By Katie O'Reilly

December 29, 2018

Floodable parks, salty lettuce, and other tools for a soggy planet

Stress Test

How Is the Netherlands Preparing for Sea Level Rise?

Floodable parks, salty lettuce, and other tools for a soggy planet

By Heather Smith

December 23, 2018

In today's world, everyone needs an emergency kit next to the front door ready to go

Material World

How to Pack a Go Bag

In the Age of Climate Catastrophe, everyone needs an emergency kit next to the front door

By Katie O'Reilly

August 31, 2021

Club News

Sea Level Rise May Be Inevitable, But Despair Doesn’t Have to Be

Sierra Club volunteer Arthur Feinstein says preparation is key

By Wendy Becktold

December 20, 2018

A wildfire-burned residential area seen at sunset in Fort McMurray Alberta, on June 28, 2016.

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Afterburn

Here's what Fort McMurray, Canada, looked like after a wildfire tore through

December 26, 2018

A huge haboob dust storm, a wall of brown, blows through downtown Tempe (Phoenix).

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An Ill Wind

This is what it looks like when a violent dust storm hits Phoenix, Arizona

December 28, 2018

The Rhone Glacier in Switzerland is shrinking, but every year nearby residents cover up a portion of the ice with heavy-duty fleece to slow the melting.

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Why Do Swiss Villagers Cover a Glacier With a Blanket?

To slow down its pace of melting. But it's still disappearing anyway.

December 27, 2018