Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Mountainous and high-altitude regions are considered to be among the most fragile ecosystems on Earth. From melting glaciers to land erosion, these environments face mounting threats from climate ...

A new map brings clarity and beauty to Earth's varied and diverse climates.

Within a century, half of the world’s climates as we know them will have vanished forever as a direct result of global warming, taking thousands of species with them. These are the gloomy projections ...