Climate Desk

The Climate Desk is a journalistic collaboration between The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Slate, and others, dedicated to exploring the impact—human, environmental, economic, political—of a changing climate. Learn more at theclimatedesk.org.

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Why the U.S. Military Is Losing Its Carbon-Emissions Exemption
The Paris climate deal says it will be up to each individual nation to decide how its armed forces will comply with environmental regulations.
Arthur Neslen and Climate Desk
December 15, 2015
Michael Fiala / Reuters
The Difference Two Degrees Makes
How rising temperatures are changing the world, in charts
Alissa Scheller and Climate Desk
December 1, 2015
Stephane Mahe / Reuters
5 Landmarks That Could Soon Be Swallowed by Rising Seas
Among them: postcard-perfect lighthouses, parks, and seaside city blocks
Climate Desk
July 11, 2013
Live Coverage of the President's Big Climate Announcement
Updates from our Climate Desk team
Climate Desk
June 25, 2013
We're Screwed: 11,000 Years' Worth of Climate Data Prove It
Climate Desk
March 9, 2013
There Is Little Hope Left of Keeping Global Temperature in the 'Safe' Zone
Climate Desk
March 8, 2013
Inside the Military's Clean-Energy Revolution
Climate Desk
February 27, 2013
In Two Weeks, the Mississippi River Could Shut Down
Climate Desk
December 14, 2012
Ken Burns: Dust Bowl the Greatest Man-Made Eco Disaster in U.S. History
Climate Desk
November 15, 2012
Video: Sandy Leaves Elderly Residents Trapped in the Dark
Climate Desk
November 1, 2012