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CIA backs $630,000 scientific study on controlling global climate
Conspiracy theorists, rejoice! The scientists will study how humans might influence weather patterns.
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Climate policy is dominating Australian election
Carbon pricing is the big political topic down under right now, in the run-up to a federal election to be held later this year.
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Here’s an easy way to protect coastal communities from rising seas and storms
Leaving mangroves, coral reefs, and other shoreline habitats intact around the U.S. could help protect more than a million people, researchers say.
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Animated Louis C.K. clip skewers everyone who misuses the planet
Animation gives new life to this Louis C.K. bit about how we're all in big trouble.
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Why climate change has Darwin down for the count
Birds, reptiles, amphibians, and many other animals may not be able to adapt to rising temperatures.
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Oysters, reefs, and swamps protect billions worth of real estate — for free
Without natural barriers, twice as much U.S. coastline will be highly exposed to climate risks.
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Seas may rise 10 yards during centuries ahead
Even if the world manages to limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, the seas will rise five yards, scientists report in a new study.
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Dangerous global warming could be reversed, say scientists
A combination of burning trees for energy and capturing and storing carbon dioxide could offset and even reverse emissions.
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A scientific storm is brewing over the hurricane-climate connection
A bombshell new paper says climate change might make the most destructive storms on Earth even more dangerous. But the findings are already being challenged.
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You can look forward to more blackouts in a climate-changed world
The Energy Department says climate change is threatening the nation's power plants and other energy infrastructure, making it harder to keep the lights on.