Articles by

Matt Simon

New York Needs to Get Spongier—or Get Used to More Floods

Two years after the remnants of Hurricane Ian dumped up to 10 inches of rain on New...

An Epic Fight Over What Really Killed the Dinosaurs

Think back to any dinosaur illustration you saw as a kid. The background was almost certainly one...

Why Rain Is Getting Fiercer on a Warming Planet

One of the weirder side effects of climate change is what it’s doing to rainfall. While most...

The US Is Mobilizing an Army to Fight the Climate Crisis

Climate change is the greatest threat humanity has ever faced, and the United States has begun mobilizing...

The Mysterious ‘Warming Hole’ in the Middle of the US

Last month, a strange atmospheric phenomenon spread over the central United States: a brutal, self-perpetuating “heat dome.”...

A Toxic Time Bomb Is Ticking in the Arctic

humans have long sullied the Arctic with industrial development—mining operations, oil and gas exploration, military bases. That’s...

Plastics Are Devastating the Guts of Seabirds

Northern fulmars and Cory’s shearwaters are masters of the sea and air, gliding above the waves and...

The IPCC’s 2023 Climate Report Has Dire Warnings About Humanity’s Future

Today the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is releasing what may become a pivotal document of...