The New Yorker's climate coverage is fantastic and terrifying. Look for articles by Elizabeth Kolbert, particularly the one's she did back in '05 - The Climate of Man I, II and III
I agree, it made me hope there'd be a way to pay for this particular article when I reach its end.
There is - get yourself a subscription to The New Yorker. This piece of long-form is not unusual for them.
That came to mind, of course. I even used to have one! I cancelled it at some point because a) I could no longer stomach reading about US politics and b) I'm generally not much of a subcription guy. I might eventually pick it up again.