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U.S. urges IPCC to be less boring, try this whole “online” thing
The U.N. climate panel's reports contain a lot of information, but can anyone stand to read them?
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U.N. report spells out super-hard things we must do to curb warming
We can't stop climate change -- it's already here! -- but we can prevent the worst of it, says the latest IPCC report. Unfortunately, that will be hella difficult.
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At-risk cities hold solutions to climate change
Smart choices by cities such as Miami in planning and investment could hold the key to cutting emissions, according to the latest IPCC draft.
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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.