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Arctic ice melt sets yet another record
This year's Arctic sea ice hit a new low.
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Antarctica is basically liquefying
Another day, another terrifying account of how fast polar ice is melting.
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These scientists studied journalists covering science. Whoa, meta.
Media coverage of the last IPCC report was pretty inconsistent. (And what's even happening with Twitter?)
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Has California’s megadrought already begun?
If it has, there will be widespread implications, including a significant re-shifting of California agriculture outside the state.
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Fishermen discuss warming waters in this lovely short film
This short, moody video follows a Native couple fishing the Great Lakes.
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Bark beetles are killing forests — but they might be saving them, too
They gobble up trees and send politicians into a frenzy. But do the bugs know more about climate change than we do?
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From sea lions to penguin chicks, adorable animals are dying in droves
"Mass mortality events" are already a thing, and climate change is only going to make them worse. Grab some tissues.
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How dry is California? So dry that taps might actually stop running
California is headed for a fourth year of drought, and the state climatologist says the situation is "pretty grim." Thanks, climate change.
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Overpumping groundwater contributes to rising sea levels
Groundwater depletion in the U.S. contributed about an eighth of an inch to global sea-level rise.
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A second giant blob of Antarctic ice is getting ready to drown us
Remember last year's disturbing news about the West Antarctic ice sheet collapsing? Wait until you hear what's happening to a huge Antarctic glacier.