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El Niño could raise meteorological hell this year
NOAA says there's a better than 50 percent chance that a damaging El Niño will develop in the summer. Other scientists are even more confident.
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Weather-related blackouts in U.S. doubled in 10 years
Wondering why the damned power is out again? Blame climate change and America's aging grid.
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Salamanders are doing their best to stave off climate change
A new study indicates that woodland salamanders help keep carbon out of the atmosphere.
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Droughts push beef prices to record highs
Mo' drought, moo problems. Hamburger and sirloins are more expensive than ever, and a shortage of cattle means a surplus of tumbleweeds.
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California’s drought plan will screw the environment
The state is taking radical steps to preserve its dwindling supplies of water. Wildlife will pay the price, and so will people who fish.
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Climate change just reshaped America’s wildfire strategy
Thanks in part to global warming, America's forest fire problem is growing ominously. The Obama administration has a new plan to cope.
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Can celebrities and prime-time TV make Americans care about climate change?
Harrison Ford, Don Cheadle, Jessica Alba, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more team up for "Years of Living Dangerously." Producer Dan Abbasi talks Hollywood flair and global warming.
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The journal that gave in to climate deniers
Frontiers in Psychology pulled a peer-reviewed paper about climate deniers being more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.
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Brits may ban new onshore wind power
Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron thinks he can win votes by restricting onshore wind energy. To avoid being called anti-green, he may commit to more solar and offshore wind.
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Climate change: The hottest thing in science fiction
Some call it “cli-fi” -- sci-fi infused with the increasingly frightening impacts of climate change. It's everywhere.