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California’s Camp Fire was the most expensive natural disaster worldwide in 2018
The state’s deadliest fire ever was also the world’s costliest catastrophe in 2018.
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Trump’s swap of ‘irreplaceable’ wilderness allows millions of dollars in seafood transport
A road through a national refuge in Alaska is meant to be for medical evacuations. But a little-known loophole lets it move fish, not just patients.
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Ocean temps rising faster than scientists thought: Report
Scientists say the rate of ocean warming has led to more rain, increased sea levels, coral reef destruction and declining ocean oxygen levels.
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Texas scientists want to school Governor Greg Abbott on climate
Nearly 30 scholars hope to help the climate-denying head of their state see the light.
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Doomsday in Antarctica just got postponed a little
If we act on climate change now, there's a chance we can avoid total collapse of massive Antarctic glaciers this century.
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The shutdown shows just how vital government scientists are
As federal scientists sit at home, the many industries that rely on them are already beginning to feel their absence.
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It’s time to start eating roadkill
Salvaging meat in Alaska is commonplace. Can it catch on in the Lower 48?
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Think NYC’s L train fiasco is bad? Just wait until storms swamp JFK Airport
Welcome to infrastructure planning in the era of rapid climate change.
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Antarctic sea ice is ‘astonishingly’ low this melt season
The annual ice-free season began at the Ross Ice Shelf on New Year’s Day, the earliest time in history.
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We need to talk about palm oil
We eat it, clean our homes and bodies with it and even fuel our cars with it. But our insatiable demand for palm oil is wreaking havoc on the planet — and our climate.