The Uninhabitable Earth

The Uninhabitable Earth
Cover page of The Uninhabitable Earth
AuthorDavid Wallace-Wells
GenreScience
Published inNew York
Publication date
July 10, 2017

"The Uninhabitable Earth" is an article by American journalist David Wallace-Wells published in the July 10, 2017, issue of New York magazine. The long-form article depicts a worst-case scenario of what might happen in the near-future due to global warming. The story was the most-read article in the history of the magazine.

The article became the inspiration for The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming, a book-length treatment of the ideas explored in the original essay.