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Forests growing in thawed-out Arctic
Thanks to climate change, millions of square miles of new trees and shrubs are turning the far north green, say researchers. And that's not good.
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Activism and policy are not the same thing
Keystone scolds seem to think that what activists are engaged in is a policy proposal. That's stupid.
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Watch a guy melt coins and burn concrete with nothing but concentrated sunlight
If you've got any doubts that the sun packs enough of a wallop to provide us with adequate power, this "solar scorcher" will explode them.
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Global temperatures are at a 4,000-year high
A new, in-depth study looks at temperatures stretching back 11,300 years, and the news doesn't bode well.
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Cluefulness on climate change is on the rise, even among Republicans
Two-thirds of Americans now know that the globe is warming, including 51 percent of Republicans, according to new polling.
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Pollution spurs more Chinese protests than any other issue
Rage over environmental abuses has become the leading cause of riots and civil unrest in China.
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Climate change is making animals shrink
Animals worldwide cope with climate change by getting physically smaller, in a biological trend scientists call "adorbs."
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A bigger, badder climate ‘hockey stick’
New research takes the deepest dive ever into historic climate records -- and comes up still blaming humans for recent warming.
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Surf’s way, way up: Sea-level rise, explained
It's choose your own adventure: sea-level rise apocalypse edition! Here’s your chance to decide what the future will look like.
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Carbon dioxide levels made a big, scary jump in 2012
Last year saw the second-biggest spike in CO2 levels on record, meaning we're even less likely to meet goals for keeping climate change in check.