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Sea levels will rise by at least 20 feet — and that’s the positive scenario
Even if the world manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees C, sea levels may still radically reshape the world’s coastline.
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There are sharks living in a volcano, and this is not a drill
Just when you think the world can't get any stranger or more surprising ... we find sharks swimming around in a volcano.
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This video game will make you care about crumbling urban infrastructure
What could be scarier than playing a structural engineer facing down collapsing bridges and backed-up sewers?
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This beautiful video of plankton eating plastic is also a little disturbing
Plastic really is everywhere.
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Enviros, Tea Partiers, and the Christian Coalition all agree: Florida needs more rooftop solar
The battle over a solar ballot amendment just keeps getting more interesting.
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It turns out Mr. Baseball is still the worst thing Tom Selleck has done
The media has been enraged about the story of Tom Selleck trucking water from a fire hydrant to water avocados. The truth is less exciting.
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Climate change is killing bees
Bees are essential for life as we know it, but we're wiping them out.
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Rick Perry stole my urbanist talking points. Too bad he doesn’t actually understand them
The presidential candidate made some surprising comments about city zoning codes recently, but he's totally missing the big picture.
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Can fiction make people care about climate? Paolo Bacigalupi thinks so
"The Water Knife" author turns drought into drama in his newest book, and teaches us all a thing or two about ourselves.
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Here’s the vegan hip-hop playlist you never knew you needed
Many hip-hop artists have gone vegan. We put together a playlist for all your vegan hip-hop needs.