Climate Science
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The author of ‘Blight’ explains how humans supercharged fungal pathogens
Fungal diseases have come for frogs, bats, and bananas, and they're coming for us, too.
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The ocean is turning green. Yes, it’s climate change.
Over the last 20 years, more than half of the planet's oceans experienced color change.
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How climate change drives hotter, more frequent heat waves
Everything you need to know about the science linking global warming to extreme heat.
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Wood isn’t the climate-friendly material you think it is
A new study shows that cutting down trees for paper, furniture, and fuel emits three times more carbon than flying.
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Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
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![Collage featuring 3M headquarters, PFAS chemical structure, person drinking a glass of water, hundred dollar bill, and confidential 3M document]()
The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
3M sold "forever chemicals" for decades. Will it foot the bill to get them out of our water supply?
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Another climate tipping point to worry about: Plankton
Rising temperatures could turn one of the world's most common organisms into a major source of carbon emissions.
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Guam gets pummeled by Typhoon Mawar — another cyclone charged by warming seas
It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.
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The global treaty to save the ozone layer has also slowed Arctic ice melt
That's because chemicals banned under the 1987 Montreal Protocol are also potent greenhouse gases.
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El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch.
