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Street artists trace against time — and sea-level rise
Here's the story of how a quirky art project morphed into a surprisingly powerful tool for rallying communities to fight climate change.
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Another ship gets stuck in Antarctic ice, and it still doesn’t disprove global warming
The U.S. Coast Guard is on its way to rescue a ship that got stuck in ice while trying to rescue another ship that got stuck in ice. Why so much ice? A rescued scientist explains.
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In weather this cold, you can make snow out of boiling water
Temperatures of -42 degrees in Ontario meant one resident could make it snow by shooting a Super Soaker full of boiling water into the air.
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Why the Arctic is drunk right now
The jet stream is too inebriated to walk a straight line, bringing Arctic temperatures to the U.S.
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California is dangerously short on snow
The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains is way low, suggesting that Californians can look forward to a year of drought and water shortages.
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Fracking could be bad for babies
New research finds that infants born near fracking wells in Pennsylvania had lower birth weights and more health concerns than other newborns.
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Tar-sands mining in Canada is unleashing mercury pollution
As if the oil-sands operations in Alberta weren't bad enough, here's another way they're polluting the environment.
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Dear Donald Trump: Winter does not disprove global warming
Weather isn't climate, people.
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North Dakota’s oil is more flammable than other crudes, feds warn
A trio of fiery train crashes prompted the federal government to warn that oil fracked from the Bakken shale formation is especially dangerous.
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Mark Ruffalo wants you to imagine a 100 percent clean energy future
The celebrity activist isn't just against fracking; he wants to turn the conversation to green solutions.
