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The CIA shutters its climate change center, because who needs it?
Funding has been cut for the CIA's Center on Climate Change and National Security. Anyway, the CIA has bigger problems.
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This cute baby rhino welcomes climate change
If you ask him, it's too cold. That's why he has to wear this blanket.
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Climate change will be ‘devastating’ to world’s poor, World Bank says
An expected 4 degree C rise in global temperatures would spell disaster for developing countries, according to a big new World Bank report.
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How many times should the government rebuild at-risk areas?
The question is newly pressing, given the rapidly expanding number of regions at risk of extreme weather and natural disasters.
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10 reasons a carbon tax is trickier than you think
A well-designed carbon tax would be a wonderful thing. But all carbon taxes are not created equal. Climate hawks should be aware of the pitfalls and perils on the road to a tax.
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‘Do the Math’ livestream, direct from Washington, D.C.
Why the fossil-fuel industry is public enemy No. 1, and what we can do about it: Catch a live webcast of Bill McKibben's 350.org roadshow, 1 p.m. Eastern time Sunday.
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Why President Obama should keep his promise to tackle climate change
Hurricane Sandy gave us a big, fat, election-season wake-up call on the climate. The president says he got the message. Now it’s time for action.
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More bad news about glaciers — and therefore sea levels
Bhutan's glaciers are going to drop in size even if the world doesn't get warmer -- and more melt means higher oceans.
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‘The climate gap’: Extreme weather hurts poor the most
Droughts, floods, storms, and fires hit America's low-income communities hardest, according to a new analysis.
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If you’re 27 or younger, you’ve never experienced a colder-than-average month
Astonishing: If you were born in or after April 1985, you have never lived through a month that was colder than average.
