A later abandoned network of tunnels in Greenland opened the door to a climate research breakthrough — In May 1959, the US initiated the construction of an ice base, Camp Century, in northwest Greenland. Framed as a scientific project to test snow tunneling tech, in reality, it had military motives: the Iceworm system, a way to hide 600 nuclear missiles trained toward the Soviet Union, which would…

The volcano reshaped the seafloor — now it’s being used to shape our minds — Volcanoes are like Earth’s climate regulators, operating on both long and short timescales. While they play a crucial role in the carbon cycle over millions of years, short-term volcanic eruptions can also have significant but temporary effects on our climate. For years, the summit of the massive undersea volcano known…

The tab keeps growing faster than we can count — The planet is burning, the oceans boiling, and hurricanes are hitting unexpected locations. People are shocked, shaken, and struggling to understand the situation. How could this happen? Climate change used to be a Hollywood abstraction — now it’s become, all too suddenly, a devastating everyday reality. And it’s beginning, at…

Antarctica’s sea ice is not just a local phenomenon — it plays a significant role in regulating the Earth’s temperature. — Some time ago, a friend asked me if I believed in infinity. It was an easy answer: infinity is walking through Antarctic glaciers, the repetitive and overwhelming whiteness of the landscapes, and the feeling of walking in circles. Being born and raised in Patagonia, I’ve always felt attracted to Antarctica…

Profits, Pollution, and the Criminal Underworld of the Billion-Dollar Business — You drink a Coke, toss the bottle, and forget about it — but it doesn’t vanish. Your trash becomes the waste industry’s commodity, aiming to extract value. Salvageable items get sold globally. From a rich country? Your bottle might travel to a Southeast Asia or Eastern Europe recycling plant, where…

Taboo chemicals are now “master keys” treating trauma and depression while unlocking critical periods in the brain — So during COVID, everyone here in Argentina (and the occidental world) seemed to be adopting the same isolation hobbies to cope with the pandemic of boredom: sourdough bread, TikTok dances, yoga, marathons around 45 square meter apartments. But once we were allowed to live outside forced (and accepted like docile…

The Planet is Burning Behind the Hypocrisy of the 1.5°C Curtain — “We need to show that the international community can deliver and send a clear signal that keeps 1.5°C within reach.” COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber, October 30, 2023. Before 1.5°C, there was 2°C. In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report projecting a 2.5°C warming with a…

Rethinking the established narrative on poverty, economic growth, and global emissions — Here’s a cut-throat fact: ending extreme poverty and tackling global warming evolves into a straightforward challenge — the very economic engine needed to move millions from poverty simultaneously increases greenhouse gas emissions. In other words, what may lift you out of poverty is also what could kill you.

How Climate Action Became a Pantomime Led by UEA’s Sultan Al-Jaber — After the world watched Israel explicitly committing war crimes, cutting off essential resources to the two million people trapped in the world’s biggest open-air prison, a.k.a. Gaza, climate leaders are supposed to gather in Dubai to try and take the next halting steps towards dealing with this crisis. COP28 UAE…