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Yarr! Russia says Greenpeace protesters are pirates
Putin threatens Greenpeace activists who took part in a demonstration against offshore drilling in Russian Arctic waters with serious penalties.
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Stellar warming will turn Earth into Venus (eventually)
Life on Earth will meet a fiery demise, and there's no stopping it. Fortunately, it won't happen for another couple billion years.
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Cleaner air from tackling climate change would save millions of lives, says study
The benefits of a reduction in air pollution alone justify action on climate change, say the authors of a new report.
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Climate change expected to bring more thunder, hail, and tornadoes
According to new research, severe thunderstorms are likely to hit the U.S. with more frequency over the coming century.
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Children will bear the brunt of climate change impacts, new study says
Children are more at risk from climate change because of their increased risk of health problems, malnutrition, and migration.
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As climate changes, polar bears switch to polluted food
Polar bears just can't catch a break. As the climate shifts, East Greenland's population is eating more seals with higher concentrations of chemical pollution in their flesh.
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What’s really going on with Arctic sea ice?
Slate writer Phil Plait debunks the recent misinformation about melting ice and explains why you should care about climate change.
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Typhoon and earthquake strike Fukushima
More natural disasters descended on the troubled facility this week. Can't a nuclear plant catch a break?
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Ahead of IPCC report, fossil-fuel groups organize climate denial campaign
Next week, the IPCC will issue its first climate assessment report since 2007. So it's time for the deniers to crawl out from under their rocks and scream at the top of their lungs.
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Here’s where you’re most likely to die from air pollution
A new NASA map of the planet lays out the depressing geographies of smog and premature death.