While models plod, nature sprints

onMay 31, 2007 @ 08:21 PDT

It used to be that climate scientists worried about how to make the public care about changes that might not happen for a century. Today they have a bigger problem: some of the changes aren’t waiting around that long.

Stefan Rahmstorf, a climatologist at Potsdam University, points out that models tend to underestimate sea level rise, too. “As climatologists, we’re often under fire because of our pessimistic message, and we’re accused of overestimating the problem,” he says. “But I think the evidence points to the opposite—we may have been underestimating it.”

By Ross Gelbspan

Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?

ByJustin Nobel

onJun 18, 2026 @ 04:00 PDT

An on-the-ground investigation in Pennsylvania finds unprotected radioactive material next to a popular bike and walking trail.

Drilling in the Mouth of the Amazon: How Brazil’s Oil Giant Is Drowning Out Critics

ByTJ Jordan and Maria Clara Parente

onJun 17, 2026 @ 12:13 PDT

As fishing communities fight back, Petrobras is going all out to control the narrative, a DeSmog investigation finds.

Series: Holding the Advertising and Public Relations Industry Accountable for Greenwash and Climate Misinformation

Series: Advertising & PR Industry

Analysis

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things Like a Real Sovereign Wealth Fund

ByMitch Anderson

onJun 16, 2026 @ 09:39 PDT

Carney’s “Canada Strong” fund exposes the nation’s resource kryptonite: leaving critical decisions to local governments captured by industry interests.