The planet is heating up. Explore climate change by the numbers with this edition of What. On. Earth
violent crime from
April 2010 to June 2018
on days when temperature
was above 68°F,
according to the London
Metropolitan Police: 14
shoreline on British Columbia
during the last week
of June 2021: 122°F
between green roofs and
conventional roofs: 30–40°F
percentage reduction in
heat-related deaths
due to tree cover
in urban areas: 22
Latest Stories
My Green Job: Natural Burial Planner
What if we thought as much about sustainability in death as we try to do in...
Land Stewardship as High School Curriculum
Students at a Waldorf high school in Western Massachusetts become onsite farmers — and participate in all aspects of agriculture.
See Ya Later, Alligator!
When I heard that I could zipline over a pit of gators at Florida’s Saint Augustine...
From Abandoned Ballfield to Urban Garden
In the spring of 2015, when Taryn Koerker first visited the unused baseball field next to...