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This comic strip explains why we could see more disasters like Toledo’s toxic algae bloom
Farming practices and climate change are creating a "perfect storm."
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We’ve dug so many tunnels, future historians will think we were mole people
Tunnels, mines, and boreholes will permanently scar the Earth -- and could be a marker of the Anthropocene.
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Will people care about climate change if it happened long ago in a galaxy far, far away?
Climate change? BORING, says this scientist. That can be solved, however, with a little help from Star Wars.
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Sierra Club honors environmental justice. Who’s next?
The club's new award is named after environmental justice pioneer Robert Bullard. Nice move. Here are some ideas for other green groups.
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Watch drought take over the entire state of California in one GIF
California, the producer of half of the nation's fruits, veggies, and nuts, is experiencing its third-worst drought on record.
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The U.S. cities with the worst climate change-related flooding
Rising sea levels have kicked up flood days by as much as 900 percent along parts of the East Coast.
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This huge corporation is tackling climate change — because it’s a threat to the bottom line
Food giant General Mills now has some pretty sweet climate bragging rights.
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When a species poisons an entire planet
We aren't the only creatures who polluted the atmosphere and forever changed life on Earth.
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Appalachia tries to make a life after coal
Coal production is gradually leaving Appalachia -- having already extracted much of the region's natural wealth.
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You’d scream, too, if you were this close to a collapsing iceberg
As the poles melt, icebergs are breaking off and drifting with greater ease, creating a world of problems for humans and animals alike.
