The Arctic is the fastest-warming region of our planet today, heating up at roughly twice the globally-averaged rate. And nothing illustrates the north pole’s hot flash as poignantly as sea ice, that thick mantle of shiny white stuff that blankets a region of the Arctic the size of the United States and Mexico combined during the winter that shrinks back down in the summer. Thanks to unseasonably warm winters, earlier spring thaws and long, hot summers, Arctic sea ice has been on a downward spiral since at least the ‘90s.
Deceleration Founder/Managing Editor Greg Harman is an independent journalist who has written about environmental health and justice issues since the late 1990s.
Massive changes to the Forest Service and shifting priorities endanger long-term ecological research, science, and the future of our public lands, writes Wendee Nicole.
Residents from across Texas convened in San Antonio recently to learn from one another in their fight against water- and power-hungry data centers ushering in a new economic era expected to displace millions of workers.
Residents from across Texas convened in San Antonio recently to learn from one another in their fight against water- and power-hungry data centers ushering in a new economic era expected to displace millions of workers.
Deceleration reports back from the 2-day statewide convening of residents fighting data center buildout—from El Paso to Dallas to San Antonio and down to the RGV.
