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Three-man crew traverses Northwest Passage by sailboat
The once-impassable M'Clure Strait saw enough ice melt last week that the sailboat could pass through -- though not without some nervousness on the part of the crew.
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How extreme weather supersizes global food price tags
A new Oxfam report argues that previous research grossly underestimates future food prices by ignoring the impact of severe weather shocks to the global food system.
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Hurricane Isaac left the Gulf Coast ankle-deep in dead swamp rats
Nutria, a rodent brought to the U.S. over a century ago, are still all over the Gulf Coast today -- but there are now 5,000 fewer of them after Hurricane Isaac.
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Projecting the very hot future of California’s cities
A state panel outlines the expected spike in the number of extremely hot days for California cities.
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The futility of climatespotting: No matter what he says, Obama can’t make big moves on climate
Climate hawks have been reduced to "climatespotting," counting the number of times "climate change" is uttered by a politician. Given political gridlock, it's a pointless exercise.
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Short awesome video explains why oil companies suck to people who already know
This nifty/depressing video explains how yes, technically, there’s more oil, but the financial and environmental costs of reaching it make it so that it really might as well not exist.
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Did climate change cause the Great Lobster Invasion of 2012?
The Slow Ride Stories crew takes this question to the guys who know this creature best -- the lobstermen of Glocester, Mass. The answer? Well, depends who you’re asking.
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Obama to college students: ‘Denying climate change won’t make it stop’
Obama doesn't like to talk much about climate change -- except to select audiences of those who will suffer the most from global warming: college students.
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As you enjoy your Labor Day, here’s something to worry about
The negative feedback loop of greenhouse-gas release from thawing permafrost is in full swing in Siberia.
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Global food prices spike 10% in July, thanks largely to drought
Seventy-eight percent of the U.S. corn crop is in fair or worse condition.
