Matt Simon @mrMattSimon RSS feed About Matt Simon Matt is a science writer for WIRED magazine 40 Articles Savour your favourite wine before climate change destroys it Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here’s how scientists are helping the industry adapt. Race Against Climate Change News | April 4th 2024 Our cities are sinking The seas are rising and coastal land is subsiding. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050. Race Against Climate Change News, US News | March 21st 2024 These states are hot for you to get a heat pump You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero. Race Against Climate Change News, US News | February 22nd 2024 Why are the Poles warming so fast? Invisible clouds Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming. Race Against Climate Change News | December 13th 2023 The weird way that human waste is killing corals Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue. State Of The Animal News | August 17th 2023 Moths deserve a little pollinator love More research is showing that moths are secret, critical pollinators, even of crops that feed humanity. Save the bees, but save the moths too. State Of The Animal News | June 22nd 2023 Secret to saving species is blowing in the wind Scientists just figured out that thousands of air-quality stations have been accidentally gathering invaluable DNA data on local organisms. State Of The Animal News | June 15th 2023 This critical Arctic organism is now infested with microplastics The algae Melosira arctica is the foundation of the food chain, and its contamination could have major consequences for ecosystems and the climate. Race Against Climate Change News | May 3rd 2023 Hey, EV owners — it pays to give back to the grid If you agree to provide some of your car’s battery power in times of high energy demand, you’ll get paid, and help make the grid more stable. Race Against Climate Change News | February 8th 2023 Tiny aerosols present a big challenge for global warming Fossil fuels are rapidly heating the planet, but their aerosols also help cool it. Just how much, though, is a major uncertainty in climate science. Race Against Climate Change News | December 1st 2022 1 of 4
Savour your favourite wine before climate change destroys it Extreme heat and droughts are making it harder to grow grapes in many traditional regions. Here’s how scientists are helping the industry adapt. Race Against Climate Change News | April 4th 2024
Our cities are sinking The seas are rising and coastal land is subsiding. That could expose hundreds of thousands of additional Americans to inundation by 2050. Race Against Climate Change News, US News | March 21st 2024
These states are hot for you to get a heat pump You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero. Race Against Climate Change News, US News | February 22nd 2024
Why are the Poles warming so fast? Invisible clouds Clouds way up in the stratosphere act like a blanket, trapping heat in the Arctic and Antarctica. That could help explain why models keep underestimating how fast they’re warming. Race Against Climate Change News | December 13th 2023
The weird way that human waste is killing corals Wastewater fuels blooms of reef-smothering algae. Better engineering and an army of funny-looking fish can come to the rescue. State Of The Animal News | August 17th 2023
Moths deserve a little pollinator love More research is showing that moths are secret, critical pollinators, even of crops that feed humanity. Save the bees, but save the moths too. State Of The Animal News | June 22nd 2023
Secret to saving species is blowing in the wind Scientists just figured out that thousands of air-quality stations have been accidentally gathering invaluable DNA data on local organisms. State Of The Animal News | June 15th 2023
This critical Arctic organism is now infested with microplastics The algae Melosira arctica is the foundation of the food chain, and its contamination could have major consequences for ecosystems and the climate. Race Against Climate Change News | May 3rd 2023
Hey, EV owners — it pays to give back to the grid If you agree to provide some of your car’s battery power in times of high energy demand, you’ll get paid, and help make the grid more stable. Race Against Climate Change News | February 8th 2023
Tiny aerosols present a big challenge for global warming Fossil fuels are rapidly heating the planet, but their aerosols also help cool it. Just how much, though, is a major uncertainty in climate science. Race Against Climate Change News | December 1st 2022