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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.
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Storm that already hit Mexico turns into a hurricane, threatens to strike again
Meanwhile, a separate tropical storm might be headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast. So much for that quiet hurricane season we'd been having ...
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How energy efficient is your city?
A new report ranks 34 major U.S. cities by their energy-use policies.
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British anti-fracking occupation will continue
A local council in England tried to evict a high-profile fracking protest, but a judge ruled that the protesters can stay.
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Did climate change worsen the Colorado floods?
While attributing a single disaster to climate change remains challenging, scientists say we should expect more extreme rainfall events like this one in the future.
