Explore 361 Climate change Collections - Atlas Obscura
Places near me Random place

361 Items Tagged

Climate Change

Share
The Batagaika Crater
Verkhoyanskiy ulus, Russia

The Batagaika Crater

The giant Siberian crater known locally as the "doorway to the underworld" is expanding every year.
The giant scar of the landslide is put into perspective by the skiff surveying the damage.
glaciers

Why Scientists Are Worried About a Landslide No One Saw or Heard

It's all about climate change, retreating glaciers, and newly exposed rock.
Kit Stolz March 17, 2017
The supracrustal belt in Québec.
science

The 4 Places on Earth to Look for the Earliest Evidence of Life

It's hard to find rocks more than 3.6 billion years old.
Sarah Laskow March 8, 2017
The moose did not mean to be in the basement.
animals

Found: A Moose in This Random Person's Basement

It fell into the window well.
Sarah Laskow January 30, 2017
The frozen sea goes north.
monks

The First Observations of Sea Ice Came From 8th-Century Irish Monks in Iceland

They were actually searching for God.
Sarah Laskow January 20, 2017
View of the Potomac Park Levee
Washington, D.C.

Potomac Park Flood Levee

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
The Greenland Ice Sheet.
news

Earth's 'Rarest Geological Sample' Could Tell the Future of Greenland's Ice Sheet

A new study shows that the ice sheet could be much less stable than we should hope.
Sarah Laskow December 7, 2016
Wendy Baxter, a scientist at UC Berkeley, collects samples in the crown of a giant sequoia tree to study the effects of climate change on the forests of Sequoia National Park.
science

Ascending One of the World's Oldest, Tallest Trees for Science and the Views

Since 2011, drought and pestilence have killed more than 100 million trees in California. What does that mean for the fate of the world’s largest tree, the giant sequoia?
Thayer Walker, Novus Select and Biographic December 2, 2016
<em>The Metropolis 2108</em> by Rick Meyerowitz.
map monday

Mapping the Watery Future of New York City

What will happen to the city when the polar ice caps melt?
Mariana Zapata November 21, 2016
Abandoned pier on the Salton Sea, Desert Shores, California
science

The Once Glamorous Salton Sea is Now Rife With Toxic Dust and Dying Fish

The Salton Sea is a polluted accident turned natural resource, and the government is finally giving it funding.
Natalie Zarrelli September 29, 2016
forests

The Incredible Cloud Forests of Mexico

A journey into the fragile ecosystem threatened by coffee, logging and climate change.
Erik Vance, Dominic Bracco II / Prime, and bioGraphic September 19, 2016
news

Arctic Sea Ice Is At Its Second Lowest Minimum on Record

It could have been even worse, but it's not like this is good news.
Sarah Laskow September 16, 2016
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Masdar City

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.
disasters

Disaster Response Now Includes Rapid Mapmaking

How data from satellites can help disaster response on the ground.
Sarah Laskow September 9, 2016
Aerial photograph of Ivanpah Solar Power Facility
San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
news

Learn a New Climate Change Phrase: 'Heat Dome'

As the Southwest faces scorching temperatures, this phrase is dominating weather discussions.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 19, 2016
arctic circle

Climate Scientist Claims the Arctic Could Be Ice-Free This Summer

Peter Wadhams' claims run counter to others' predictions, but this year's sea ice level is alarmingly low.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 5, 2016
news

The Best Visualization of Climate Change isn't a Graph—It's a Death Spiral

If you think you're hot right now, just wait.
Jessie Guy-Ryan May 29, 2016