The Climate Brink

The world without solar and wind?

Clean energy does not simply “add to” global energy use; it displaces fossil sources that would otherwise get built.

Oct 5 • Zeke Hausfather

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Texas can’t hide from climate change by stopping students from learning about it

Climate change will shape the future of Texas. Students should be allowed to learn about it.

Oct 2 • Andrew Dessler

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September 2026

The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño

El Niño will drive severe drought from Indonesia to the Southern Africa and northern South America, with wetter winters from the US Gulf Coast to…

Sep 28 • Zeke Hausfather

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My new NYT op-ed on climate change risk

We’ve made real progress bending down the curve of emissions, but risks remain far too high for complacency

Sep 22 • Zeke Hausfather

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The Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor Record

More water vapor means more rocket fuel for extreme rain — so this record is not good news

Sep 14 • Andrew Dessler

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The Worst Case Is Still on the Table

Why removing RCP8.5 from the National Climate Assessment would be a serious mistake

Sep 4 • Andrew Dessler

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August 2026

What we can and cannot say about climate change and the Nepal disaster

Formal attribution is premature, but the collapse happened on a rapidly warming mountain in a valley losing its ice

Aug 28 • Zeke Hausfather

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Is this El Niño a glimpse of a future, hotter Earth?

There are important differences between long-term global warming and El Niño warming

Aug 17 • Andrew Dessler and Zeke Hausfather

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♫ Smoke Gets in Your Eyes ♫

and your lungs, your blood stream, your brain, just about everywhere

Aug 12 • Andrew Dessler

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The real energy use of agentic AI

Agents use about 600x more energy than simple AI prompts

Aug 5 • Zeke Hausfather

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Fixing one of climate’s worst plots

the 1930s were hot over the U.S. Midwest, but not that hot

Aug 3 • Andrew Dessler

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July 2026

Why Hansen may end up being right about 2026

Whether 2026 sets a new record is increasingly likely to be a split decision between different groups

Jul 30 • Zeke Hausfather

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