Climate
Good Judgment
In Praise of Climate Virtue Signaling
Politicians and other leaders don’t like to brag about their green credentials. But what if a little virtue is exactly what we’re missing?
Matt Reynolds
Regulations and Solutions
California Can Slake the Thirst of Its Farms by Storing Water Underground
A new study finds that the state should replenish groundwater aquifers to sustain agriculture.
Caroline Marshall Reinhart
Everything You Need to Know About the WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit 2024
Get ready for the return of the annual energy summit in Berlin on October 10.
WIRED Staff
The iPhone 16’s Battery Is Easier to Replace, Finally
Apple has outfitted the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus with a new kind of adhesive that makes it faster and safer to swap out the battery.
Julian Chokkattu
The Outrageous Scheme to Capture and Sell Greenland’s Meltwater
A startup says shipping meltwater from Greenland’s glaciers internationally will boost the local economy and could help ease water pressures in arid regions—but what does that actually mean for the world?
Ole Ellekrog
Oceans and Waterways
The Titan Submersible Disaster Hearings Paint a Damning Picture
One week into the US Coast Guard’s OceanGate hearings, witnesses have shed new light on key aspects of the company’s troubles leading up to the fateful implosion.
Mark Harris
‘I Told Him I’m Not Getting in It’: Former Titan Submersible Engineer Testifies
The US Coast Guard’s OceanGate hearings started Monday with some startling revelations—including the last messages from the passengers.
Mark Harris
South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change
Protracted flooding has engulfed the country’s Sudd region due to more water entering the Nile upstream, which is driving conflict and disease and is potentially leaving the region uninhabitable.
Jacob Levi and Liz Stephens
The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear
Because, according to sources, they’d plead the Fifth, the witness list is missing key executives and staff with knowledge of the fatal Titanic expedition, raising questions about just how much can be learned from this investigation.
Mark Harris
Extreme Heat
Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies
Wildfires don’t just destroy forest—they can increase sediment in rivers and reservoirs, spark algae blooms, and pollute watercourses with dangerous chemicals, leaving water providers to grapple with long-term consequences.
Hannah Singleton
Your Guide to Surviving Extreme Weather
How to pack a go bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
Lyndsey Gilpin and Jake Bittle
She’s the New Face of Climate Activism—and She’s Carrying a Pickax
Sabotage. Property destruction. For Léna Lazare and her cohort, radicalized by years of inaction on the environmental crisis, these aren’t dirty words. They’re acts of joy.
Morgan Meaker
How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
Smoke from fires is linked to thousands of premature deaths every year, and is a growing health threat as widespread blazes becomes more common.
Rachel Connolly and Michael Jerrett
More Stories
Infectious Disease
The Mosquito-Borne Disease ‘Triple E’ Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise
Zoya Teirstein
Crossover Event
A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season
Annalisa Bracco and Zachary Handlos
Extreme Weather
Bayesian Yacht Sinking: Climate Change Created Perfect Storm for Waterspouts
Alec Luhn
Don't Hate the Playa
How to Go to Burning Man in an Extreme Climate and Feel Good About It
Alden Wicker
Photo Essay
To Study Tornados, Bring an Apocalypse-Proof Truck. And Rocket Launchers
Matt Giles and Reto Sterchi