Brian Kahn, Author at Gizmodo

Big Oil’s New Ad Campaign Is ‘One of the Creepiest’ It’s Ever Made

Valero would like you to think you could never live a good life without its products. It's the fossil fuel industry's latest trick.

By Brian Kahn Published January 27, 2022

Tech News

The Celebrities We’ve Lost to NFTs

Tom Brady getting into NFTs was to be expected. But not you too, Gronk.

Brian Kahn & Shoshana Wodinsky Published January 24, 2022

EartherClimate Change

It’s Time to Nuke the Doomsday Clock

The clock is 100 seconds to midnight. But that tells us nothing about the world today.

Brian Kahn & Caitlin McGarry Published January 20, 2022

EartherEarth Science

Winter Weather Is Set to Mess With Texas

The state's beleaguered power grid will get its first real cold weather test since last year's horrific blackouts.

By Brian Kahn Published January 19, 2022

EartherEnergy

Exxon Pretends to Give a Shit

The company announced it plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. There are just a few teeny, tiny problems.

By Brian Kahn Published January 18, 2022

EartherEarth Science

The West Coast Is Under a Tsunami Warning After Violent Tonga Volcanic Eruption

Nations across the Pacific have sounded the alarm about tsunamis after a violent eruption shook one of Tonga's volcanoes.

By Brian Kahn Published January 15, 2022

EartherEarth Science

Extreme Cold, Snow, and Rain Is Coming to the East Coast to Ruin Your Long Weekend

The long weekend will feel even longer as wind chills go negative to start followed by snow and rain piling up.

By Brian Kahn Published January 14, 2022

EartherConservation

Environmental Disaster Sites I Would Like to Visit

With news Turkmenistan wants to close the Gateway to Hell, it's now or never to visit it. But there are other sites of human folly you'll still be able to see.

By Brian Kahn Published January 14, 2022

EartherClimate Change

Give the U.S. Postal Service $3 Billion to Electrify Its Fleet, You Cowards

A new report finds it would take a measly extra few billion to get all USPS trucks running on electricity.

By Brian Kahn Published January 13, 2022

EartherClimate Change

There Is No Adapting to This

The U.S. is hemorrhaging money and lives in the face of the climate crisis. No level of adaptation can keep up without cutting emissions.

By Brian Kahn Published January 11, 2022

EartherEnergy

Joe Biden Is Losing the War Against Inefficient Appliances

The Energy Department is dealing with bureaucratic hurdles to undo Trump era rules, allowing inefficient appliances to stay on the market.

By Brian Kahn Published January 10, 2022

EartherEarth Science

The Northeast Is About to Face a Gnarly Winter Storm

Snowfall rates in excess of an inch an hour and dangerous travel conditions will overtake the I-95 corridor on Thursday into Friday.

By Brian Kahn Published January 6, 2022

EartherClimate Change

Boaty McBoatface Prepares to Dive Under Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

Scientists are dispatching the autonomous sub and a host of other instruments to get a detailed view of the what's going on under Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

By Brian Kahn Published January 6, 2022

EartherClimate Change

There Was Way Too Much Lightning in the Arctic Last Year

More electric skies at the top of the world are yet another indicator of just how weird things are getting.

By Brian Kahn Published January 5, 2022

EartherClimate Change

We’ll Believe It When We See It, Joe

The West Virginia senator now says passing climate legislation should be easy, actually.

By Brian Kahn Published January 4, 2022

EartherEarth Science

December Was Likely the Hottest on Record for the U.S.

The weather wasn't just wild, it was also incredibly hot across large parts of the Lower 48, leading to what is likely a new national record.

By Brian Kahn Published January 4, 2022

EartherClimate Change

Why People Can’t Stop Talking About Don’t Look Up

The top movie on Netflix has inspired, shall we say, impassioned responses. That's telling.

By Brian Kahn Published December 31, 2021

EartherEarth Science

Life-Threatening Cold Grips the Northern Rockies and Midwest

Wind chills as low as minus-50 are forecast into Thursday, adding another layer of weather-induced suffering to December.

By Brian Kahn Published December 29, 2021

EartherEarth Science

The Most Hellacious Weather of 2021, As Seen From Space

From hurricanes to heat, satellite images reveal what it was like to live on Earth in 2021. (It was pretty rough, in case you forgot.)

By Brian Kahn Published December 27, 2021

EartherClimate Change

Joe Biden’s 2021 Climate Report Card

When elected, Joe Biden promised an "all of government" approach to address the climate crisis. The grades are in for his first year.

Brian Kahn & Molly Taft Published December 24, 2021