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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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20261,382 stories
Oceans hit highest temperature on record↗ bbc.com · HN · 663 comments · 705 points · Aug 24, 2026
7.1 Earthquake in Japan↗ data.jma.go.jp · HN · 234 comments · 819 points · Jul 28, 2026
Former NOAA employees built Climate.us to preserve climate data and resources↗ 19thnews.org · HN · 217 comments · 553 points · Jul 13, 2026
U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse↗ e360.yale.edu · HN · 486 comments · 646 points · Jun 04, 2026
Global warming has accelerated significantly↗ researchsquare.com · HN · 1210 comments · 1196 points · Mar 06, 2026
20252,201 stories
The US polluters that are rewriting the EU's human rights and climate law↗ somo.nl · HN · 262 comments · 448 points · Dec 05, 2025
Greenland is a beautiful nightmare↗ matduggan.com · HN · 338 comments · 625 points · Sep 27, 2025
Websites hosting major US climate reports taken down↗ apnews.com · HN · 393 comments · 599 points · Jul 02, 2025
Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 563 comments · 629 points · Apr 12, 2025
Carbon capture more costly than switching to renewables, researchers find↗ techxplore.com · HN · 502 comments · 581 points · Feb 15, 2025
20242,879 stories
Humans have caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates↗ lancaster.ac.uk · HN · 552 comments · 399 points · Nov 17, 2024
Hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park↗ jhnewsandguide.com · HN · 307 comments · 562 points · Jul 23, 2024
M 4.8 – 2024 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey Earthquake↗ earthquake.usgs.gov · HN · 355 comments · 453 points · Apr 05, 2024
Terraform makes carbon neutral natural gas↗ terraformindustries.wordpress.com · HN · 317 comments · 385 points · Apr 03, 2024
7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, 34km depth↗ earthquake.usgs.gov · HN · 176 comments · 487 points · Apr 03, 2024
20233,382 stories
UK becomes first G20 country to halve its carbon emissions↗ spectator.co.uk · HN · 282 comments · 214 points · Dec 26, 2023
Chemical reactions fuel crises at LA County's two largest landfills↗ phys.org · HN · 85 comments · 127 points · Dec 24, 2023
Anthropocene traps that challenge global sustainability↗ royalsocietypublishing.org · HN · 29 comments · 71 points · Dec 22, 2023
U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds↗ reuters.com · HN · 40 comments · 70 points · Feb 24, 2023
A grim environmental disaster is happening in Ohio and you've not heard about it↗ fastcompany.com · HN · 72 comments · 167 points · Feb 14, 2023
20223,059 stories
NASA can now reliably produce a tree’s worth of oxygen on Mars↗ singularityhub.com · HN · 288 comments · 325 points · Sep 06, 2022
Found: The 'holy grail of catalysis'– turning methane into methanol↗ phys.org · HN · 147 comments · 341 points · Jul 01, 2022
I liked the idea of carbon offsets until I tried to explain it↗ climateer.substack.com · HN · 426 comments · 394 points · Apr 11, 2022
How big was the Tonga eruption?↗ graphics.reuters.com · HN · 259 comments · 671 points · Jan 24, 2022
Large Eruption Near Tonga, Heard in NZ. Tsunami at Tonga and Fiji↗ earthquake.usgs.gov · HN · 204 comments · 876 points · Jan 15, 2022
20213,217 stories
Clarifications regarding arrest of climate activist↗ protonmail.com · HN · 285 comments · 470 points · Sep 06, 2021
The emergence of heat and humidity too severe for human tolerance (2020)↗ advances.sciencemag.org · HN · 395 comments · 453 points · Aug 11, 2021
Climate change: IPCC report is 'code red for humanity'↗ bbc.com · HN · 1532 comments · 1465 points · Aug 09, 2021
Launch HN: Heimdal (YC S21) – Carbon neutral cement↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 220 comments · 617 points · Aug 02, 2021
Live feed from Iceland erupting volcano [video]↗ ruv.is · HN · 158 comments · 631 points · Mar 22, 2021
20202,448 stories
Dutch brewery burns iron as a clean, recyclable fuel↗ newatlas.com · HN · 252 comments · 751 points · Nov 05, 2020
Cold Showers: For when people get too hyped up about things↗ github.com · HN · 241 comments · 588 points · Jul 24, 2020
Global warming has begun to make Norway warmer and wetter↗ nrk.no · HN · 205 comments · 484 points · Feb 07, 2020
Climate threats now dominate long-term risks, survey of global leaders finds↗ news.trust.org · HN · 362 comments · 509 points · Jan 15, 2020
US emissions fell 2.1% in 2019↗ rhg.com · HN · 409 comments · 495 points · Jan 08, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says↗ pbs.org · HN · 394 comments · 340 points · Sep 05, 2026
The UV index is not the warm sensation of sunlight on bare skin↗ blog.asciitweezers.com · HN · 79 comments · 99 points · Sep 22, 2026
Oceans hit highest temperature on record↗ bbc.com · HN · 663 comments · 705 points · Aug 24, 2026
Global Glacier Extinction Explorer↗ glacierextinction.com · HN · 64 comments · 159 points · Sep 11, 2026
Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat↗ fortune.com · HN · 454 comments · 349 points · Aug 30, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Europe's summer drought is so extreme that desertification is a growing threat↗ fortune.com · HN · 454 comments · 349 points · Aug 30, 2026
Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says↗ pbs.org · HN · 394 comments · 340 points · Sep 05, 2026
Highest-ever ocean temperature measured as powerful El Niño forms↗ latimes.com · HN · 220 comments · 173 points · Aug 29, 2026
Global Glacier Extinction Explorer↗ glacierextinction.com · HN · 64 comments · 159 points · Sep 11, 2026
The world may have less time than it thinks on climate change↗ economist.com · HN · 164 comments · 142 points · Aug 30, 2026
The UV index is not the warm sensation of sunlight on bare skin↗ blog.asciitweezers.com · HN · 79 comments · 99 points · Sep 22, 2026
No Atlantic hurricanes by Sept. 12 breaks a 60-year record↗ accuweather.com · HN · 64 comments · 91 points · Sep 12, 2026
How Climate Resilient Are the Largest Cities?↗ alphageo.ai · HN · 68 comments · 50 points · Sep 08, 2026
El Niño Will Be Unlike Any in the Past Eight Decades↗ theatlantic.com · HN · 14 comments · 49 points · Aug 30, 2026
US coal 'biggest contributor by far' to rise in global emissions↗ thechemicalengineer.com · HN · 37 comments · 48 points · Sep 14, 2026

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