Joe Phelan
Journalist
Joe is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in Scientific American, The Observer, Vice and National Geographic
Recent articles by Joe Phelan
Here’s what a world without Arctic ice would actually look like
To put it bluntly: bleak
Only one country in the world produces all the food it needs. Here's why
While hundreds of millions around the world face food insecurity, a tiny South American nation has managed to become the only country that can entirely feed itself. How did Guyana manage it?
The world's driest deserts are flooding, and it has scientists puzzled
These are usually the driest places on Earth. So why are they seeing so much rain, and what can we do about it?
The arrival of mega-hurricanes will show us nature's darkest side. Here's what that means
The effects of climate change are already being felt all around the planet. In coastal areas, those effects are manifesting in storms with unprecedented destructive potential.
