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In Detroit, ‘revolutionary’ mapping could help residents with asthma
As the forest moves back in, pollen is on the rise in Detroit.
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Who will pay for the huge costs of holding back rising seas?
From Boston to Miami, government officials are only beginning to grasp the enormous expense that will be required.
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Can the ‘masters of the flood’ help Texas protect its coast from hurricanes?
Dutch flood-control experts are helping Texas design what would become the nation’s most ambitious (and expensive) coastal barrier.
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Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly
Welcome to California’s endless cycle of destruction.
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Alaska, barren of sea ice, saw its hottest July in 125 years
The heat helped spur wildfires that shrouded much of the state in smoke.
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A hot planet threatens food and water more than realized, IPCC says
The report's authors warn of "very high risks" of food system instability with 2 degrees C of global warming.
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Low on water, California farmers turn to solar farming
California farmers are going from growing hay to sprouting electrons.
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Arctic wildfires are releasing as much carbon as Belgium did last year
Here’s why the epic burn, ranging from Alaska to Siberia, matters.
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‘There’s no doubt left’ about scientific consensus on global warming anymore
“This paper should finally stop climate change deniers claiming that the recent observed coherent global warming is part of a natural climate cycle."
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The big climate significance of the planet’s microbiome
When it comes to figuring out the climate crisis, scientists say we need to think small.
