I am a climate scientist. In Australia, I witnessed firsthand that the climate emergency has already arrived.
Covering Climate Now
The planet is at a precipice, yet much of the media persists in ignoring the urgency of the moment. It’s time to reverse that lethal trend. Therefore, Truthout is proud to join with more than 200 other news outlets for Covering Climate Now, a project geared toward deepening media coverage of the climate crisis. Over the next week, leading up to the UN Climate Action Summit on September 23, we will double down on climate journalism, making this staggeringly important issue an even greater focus of our reporting and analysis. Spearheaded by Columbia Journalism Review and The Nation in partnership with publications around the world, Covering Climate Now will reach hundreds of millions of people. At Truthout, we have an intrepid week of original coverage planned, including both investigative reporting and insightful commentary from leading thinkers. We will also be sharing some of the best climate coverage published by other outlets that are part of the collaboration. We invite you to join us for this vital media organizing effort to shine a spotlight on the central issue of our time.
Young people, the UN and a growing number of leaders are mobilizing, but we need many others to take action.
The largest city in Michigan exhibits all of the problems the framework is meant to heal.
Friday’s climate strike was not a one-off moment.
“We will not let you get away with this,” the 16-year-old climate strike leader tells the UN Climate Action Summit.
Nuclear reactors are highly vulnerable to radioactive meltdowns in an era of rising climate disasters.
As bird populations dwindle, so do the chances of species survival.
Building climate resilience for an uncertain future can come through strengthening local ties.
Record-setting low winter sea ice levels in the northern Bering Sea is impacting plankton, fish and other animals.
Turning anxiety into powerful action, students led and teachers followed during the September 20 climate strike.