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WTF is the IPCC?
And why should the world care about its new climate report? We tell you everything you need to know to sound smart at a cocktail party.
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Cow farts still stink up the climate — but relief is possible
Livestock rearing contributes 14.5 percent of greenhouse gas emissions -- more than half of that from methane-spewing cattle. Also: We can change this.
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Wacky jet stream to blame for wild North American weather
From the floods in Colorado to heat waves and cold snaps, scientists say unusual behavior of a normally predictable jet stream is to blame. What's the climate change link?
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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.
