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America’s first climate refugees: Can a baked Alaska deny climate change?
From Palin to Parnell, Alaska's politicians have struggled to reconcile policy with actuality.
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What the frack do we know? Not much, it turns out
A new report in the journal Science discovers there are a lot of things about fracking we don’t know. But since we've fracked half the country anyway, we're going to find out.
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As climate change broils the Arctic, John Kerry apologizes
At Arctic Council meetings in Sweden, the secretary of state wants the world to know the U.S. is very sorry for all that it has done to destroy the ice.
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Deadly storms in Texas produce grapefruit-sized hail
As if deadly tornadoes weren't enough, Texas storms produced hailstones that have to be seen to be believed.
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California might borrow $500 million from its climate fund
California's governor saw $500 million sitting around, waiting to be spent on climate projects, and decided it should probably be spent in other ways.
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97 out of 100 climate scientists agree: Humans are responsible for warming
Say it again: Another exhaustive study confirms that there's virtually no disagreement among climate scientists about the cause of climate change.
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America’s first climate refugees: One family’s great escape
Jeff and Lisa Charles -- and their six children -- lead the evacuation of Newtok, Alaska, to their new home in Mertarvik.
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Just in time for summer: Budget cuts force Forest Service to skimp on firefighters, trucks
Across-the-board spending cuts triggered by congressional uselessness will see more than 500 federal firefighting jobs cut this summer, despite the threat of major wildfires.
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Climate-related disasters cost American taxpayers $96 billion last year
American taxpayers spent more money cleaning up and helping out after natural disasters in 2012 than they spent on education or transportation.
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North Pole wanders, thanks to climate change
Melting ice and rising seas are shifting the position of the North Pole by eight inches a year.
