The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), of which the Gulf Stream is a part, carries warm surface water northward and sends colder, denser water back toward the south through a deep-ocean pathway.

A growing body of research shows that dogs and cats, just like homo sapiens, thrive when their daily lives include healthful foods and activities along with preventive care.

For decades now, humanity has possessed enough scientific evidence to know that our current relationship with the Earth is unsustainable. We know what is happening to our climate. We know what is happening to biodiversity, and we know what is happening to our soils, forests, rivers, and oceans.

Long before I tied into a rope or placed my hands on sandstone, I was surrounded by my rock-climber parents’ stories of adventure, exploration, and deep respect for the natural world.

On a massive, windswept swath of private farmland in Box Elder County in northern Utah, local residents are worried about what “the cloud” will feel like when it finally lands.