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![Ominous offshore oil rig with jagged rocks in foreground]()
The scientist who warned the US about climate change says it’s worse than we thought. Again.
A new study led by James Hansen estimates we'll hit the 1.5 degrees Celsius target earlier than predicted.
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![Photo of an excavator pouring a large volume of salt]()
![Photo of an excavator pouring a large volume of salt]()
Earth is getting extra salty, an ‘existential threat’ to freshwater supplies
Salt can contaminate aquifers, corrode pipes, and accelerate snowmelt.
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![Two human hands touch a cluster of bur oak leaves.]()
To understand the future of forests in the warming world, look to the bur oak
That's what scientists are doing in a multistate investigation into climate change migration.
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The surprising biodiversity of abandoned coal mines
“We’re increasingly finding that it’s not true that these are just ecological voids where nothing is living there.”
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![illustration of person with hair in bun from behind, wiping large sweat droplets off the back of their neck]()
![illustration of person with hair in bun from behind, wiping large sweat droplets off the back of their neck]()
Will sweat help us survive climate change?
It's gross. It's sticky. And it's already saved your life.
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It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm.
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Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths
"The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world."
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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.
