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![A lone human figure walks on melting ice in the Arctic]()
![A lone human figure walks on melting ice in the Arctic]()
Troubling scenes from an Arctic in full-tilt crisis
The heat that hit Svalbard in February was so intense that scientists could dig into the ground with spoons, "like it was soft ice cream."
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There’s a surprising climate solution right under your feet
Mycorrhizal fungi help plants thrive, and sequester an enormous amount of carbon. But a new atlas shows that they need urgent protection.
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The science behind the heat dome — ‘a mosh pit’ of molecules
A mass of dangerous heat and humidity is spreading across the US. What exactly is it?
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How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.
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![Aerial View of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on the Mississippi River on a Summer Night]()
![Aerial View of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on the Mississippi River on a Summer Night]()
Inside New Orleans’ plan to fix its energy-hogging buildings
The city's climate goals include cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2035.
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![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods
At least 95 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it.
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![a flock of sheep graze in front of a large array of solar panels]()
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In Georgia, sheep on a solar farm is not a baaad idea
We're losing vital agricultural land. But is solar the main culprit?
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A majority of people around the world support a carbon tax — even if they’re paying it
Even in the U.S., where the policy was least popular, half of those surveyed said they'd support a climate tax that redistributes wealth.
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In Georgia, a runoff looms for Democrats after primary results for public utility commission seat
In a state with rising energy bills, the race is key for its climate future.
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How America’s prairie was nearly destroyed — and why it should be restored
A new book traces the environmental collapse of a crucial ecosystem and how its return could fight climate change.
