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WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE PLANET?

EarthDay

WE’VE GOT THIS • INGENUITY, COMPASSION, AND PERSISTENCE WILL HELP US COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE PLANET’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

THE CASE FOR RENEWAL • LIFE WILL BE DIFFERENT—AND WARMER—IN 2070. BUT WE WILL FIND WAYS TO LIMIT CARBON EMISSIONS, EMBRACE NATURE, AND THRIVE.

HERE’S WHAT WE BELIEVE:

THE COMEBACK CREATURES

WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR WORLD • INDIVIDUAL ACTS ALONE CAN’T FIX GLOBAL ILLS. BUT EACH OF US CAN DO OUR PART TO REDUCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND PUT MORE ENERGY INTO THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS.

HOW TO HARNESS WAVE POWER • A SWEDISH COMPANY HAS CREATED A DEVICE THAT CAN DRAW CHEAP, CLEAN ENERGY FROM THE CHURNING OF OCEAN WAVES.

MAKING PAINT WITH POLLUTANTS

NEW CHALLENGES FOR US ALL • THE SCARY PREDICTIONS OF 1970 INSPIRED ACTIONS THAT MADE LIFE BETTER IN MANY WAYS. NOW WE’RE BEING TESTED AGAIN.

GLOBAL GAINS

THE ROAD TO 2070 • A CROSS-COUNTRY TRIP IN ELECTRIC CARS REVEALS HOW NEW IDEAS COULD HELP POWER OUR JOURNEY TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

RECHARGING THE ROAD TRIP • A reporter and a photographer for National Geographic drove across the contiguous United States in a series of electric cars to explore our energy future—and the future of the American road trip. They made the journey with no gasoline, myriad adventures, and fresh answers to an urgent question: How close are we to ditching fossil fuels?

RENEWABLES RACE AHEAD • Renewable energy—predominantly wind and solar—is projected to eclipse all other sources of electricity by 2045, largely due to state mandates and falling costs.

FIGHTING FOR THEIR FUTURE • AS CLIMATE CHANGE CREATES CHAOS WORLDWIDE, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKING ACTION AND DEMANDING MORE FROM THEIR ELDERS.

FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS AND DAMAGE

WE’RE IN TROUBLE • OUR RECKLESS CONSUMPTION AND ABUSE OF RESOURCES HAVE MADE THE WORLD A DEADLIER PLACE FOR US—AND FOR THE REST OF LIFE ON EARTH.

THE CASE FOR CATASTROPHE • OUR FAILURE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE IS TRASHING THE PLANET. INNOVATION MAY SAVE US, BUT IT WON’T BE PRETTY.

CLIMATE VS. CRAVINGS • EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WORLD’S FAVORITE FOODS—FROM HOW THEY’RE GROWN TO WHEN WE EAT THEM—COULD BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN A WARMER WORLD.

HISTORIC FLOODING IN VENICE • TOURISTS WERE THE FIRST WAVE TO HIT THE CITY. THE SEA MAY BE THE LAST—AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE.

DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ALLERGIES ARE ON THE RISE

OUR NIGHTS ARE GETTING BRIGHTER • DARK SKIES ARE INCREASINGLY RARE, AND THAT COMES WITH HIDDEN COSTS.

CHANGES WE DON’T SEE • A PHOTOGRAPHER DOCUMENTS HOW HUMANS HAVE RESHAPED THE EARTH, EVEN IN PLACES FAR BELOW ITS SURFACE.

THESE ANIMALS ARE SLIPPING AWAY

A WORLD LOST • A STRETCH OF THE CHUKCHI SEA, BETWEEN SIBERIA AND ALASKA, IN SUMMER. THE AVERAGE EXTENT OF THE SEA’S ICE IN 2019 WAS THE LOWEST SINCE SATELLITES BEGAN TRACKING IT IN 1978. WITHOUT ICE, COASTAL VILLAGERS CAN’T HUNT MANY OF THE ANIMALS THEY’VE RELIED ON FOR GENERATIONS.

LORINO, RUSSIA

PARADISE, CALIFORNIA

COLQUE PUNKU GLACIER, PERU

ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES, LOUISIANA

THE WORLD IN 2070 • IT’S NOT CLEAR WHETHER WE WILL REIN IN OUR CARBON EMISSIONS. IT’S MUCH CLEARER WHAT THE CLIMATE WILL BE LIKE IF WE DON’T: NOT GOOD.