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Did climate change ’cause’ the Colorado wildfires?
The question of whether climate change "causes" certain events drives David Roberts a little nuts, but he tries to tackle it once and for all.
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Crazy living rock is one of the weirdest creatures we’ve ever seen
The fact that this sea creature looks exactly like a rock with guts is not even the weirdest thing about it.
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Weather underground: How TV weathercasters can help in the climate fight
Weathercasters are trusted interpreters, but lag behind on climate science. Getting them up to speed could have big impacts on public understanding of climate.
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Amazing things happen when you yell at baby pigs
Guys. GUYS. Just look what happens when you yell “ice cream!” and/or sing Amy Winehouse at a stack of baby pigs.
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This 1933 video of the last living thylacine is a haunting look at a now-extinct species
We tend to think of extinct species as creatures from the distant past, whose habits and physiology we can only guess at from fossil evidence. But that doesn’t take into account how relentless humans are about wiping out entire categories of animal! We’ve definitely deep-sixed a few since the invention of video, meaning that we […]
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Appeals court to EPA: You just keep on regulating greenhouse gas
Good news. And now, we assume, the chastened polluting industries will quietly upgrade their systems to reduce greenhouse emissions, and we'll never speak of this again.
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Rising sea levels: It’s worse than you think
New research published in Nature Climate Change offers updated, comprehensive projections of sea-level rise over the next two centuries. The news is ... not good.
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Greenland is feeding endangered whale meat to tourists
Denmark wants permission for indigenous communities in Greenland (which it rules) to catch more whales for food, The Guardian reports. Problem is, an environmental group has found that the whale meat’s not actually going to feed indigenous communities. It’s going to tourists who I guess get a kick out of eating something endangered: The [Whale […]
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How’s the weather, America? June 26, 2012 edition
What do you do when there are too many awful weather-related happenings across the country? You make a map.
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Congress’ flood insurance plans could actually pass despite being sensible and realistic
Not that we are getting ahead of ourselves.
