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We are consigning hundreds of coastal cities to destruction. Who cares?
New research shows that sea-level "lock in" -- the amount of sea-level rise we are making inevitable through carbon emissions -- is growing rapidly. Do we, should we, care about what will happen so far in the future?
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Harsh drought is drying up New Mexico’s largest reservoir
El Paso's drier than an cow bone baking in the Chihuahuan Desert, and an important source of water for drinking and farming has shrunk into a sandy puddle.
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EPA chief: Stop saying environmental regs kill jobs
Gina McCarthy, in her first speech as EPA administrator, pushes home the point that curbing carbon pollution will spark business innovation.
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Thai tourist paradise wrecked by oil spill
Idyllic beaches in Thailand have been deserted after an oil pipeline ruptured, coating the shorelines with crude.
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Despite slowdown, global coal remains a planet-destroying monster
Recent news about the slowing growth of the global coal market is nice and all, but coal still remains a gargantuan beast that is steadily trashing the climate.
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Could greenhouse gases turn Earth into Venus?
Yes, but not anytime soon.
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More wildfires = more warming = more wildfires
Scientists are scared of the link between bigger wildfires and the rapid thawing of northern permafrost.
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Anti-Keystone activists keep the heat on
Some marched 100 miles in a Walk for Our Grandchildren. Some got arrested protesting the Keystone pipeline. All are part of a big climate activism push this summer.
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Flood, rebuild, repeat: Are we ready for a Superstorm Sandy every other year?
Why we pretend the next storm won't happen -- and flush billions in disaster relief down the drain.
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Dems plan to talk about climate action during August, Republican deniers plan to talk nonsense
Some anti-science Republicans just can't stop saying stupid things about global warming, even though they're playing into Democrats' hands.
