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Slicing open stalagmites to reveal climate secrets
Scientists are heading underground for clues to ancient climates.
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Oklahoma’s cyclones were all kinds of freaky
Last week's flurry of tornadoes included the widest twister ever recorded in the U.S. and one tornado that spun backward.
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Arctic summers could be nearly ice-free in seven years
NOAA scientists used three methods to predict when summers in the Arctic will be almost ice-free. Looks like it will happen by 2040, and maybe by 2020.
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Scientists have found “God’s bathtub,” a lake totally untouched by climate change
If only He would turn this water into wine.
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One meteorologist’s come-to-Jesus moment on climate change
Like many TV weather forecasters, the Weather Channel's Stu Ostro didn't believe in climate change -- until extreme weather and scientific evidence changed his mind.
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The Obama climate move that nobody noticed
With a behind-the-scenes accounting change, the Obama administration has justified more government regulation to fight climate change.
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National weather forecasters won’t be furloughed after all
After a tornado outbreak, NOAA dropped its plan to force employees to take unpaid days off to deal with the sequester. But budget cuts will still have to come from somewhere.
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Warming oceans are killing baby puffins
Rising temperatures off the East Coast are driving away herring, which is making it hard for puffins to find food for their young.
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How to fix the climate, in one simple flowchart
Will eating fewer hamburgers help? How about dumping iron into the ocean? Here's your one-stop shop for the answers.
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Famous storm chasers killed by Oklahoma tornado
Former stars of the reality TV show Storm Chasers were killed chasing a tornado in Oklahoma on Friday night. The same storm also injured three Weather Channel storm chasers.