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![A male farmer wearing overalls and a red cap looking down at dry, cracked earth caused by severe drought]()
![A male farmer wearing overalls and a red cap looking down at dry, cracked earth caused by severe drought]()
‘Flash droughts’ are Midwest’s next big climate threat
New research shows that dry weather is coming on more quickly than before, with little advance warning.
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![A drone hovers in front of a tractor with fertilizer equipment during a 2021 technology show in a field in northern Saxony. A multispectral camera on the drone detects the fertilizer needs of the arable plants.]()
![A drone hovers in front of a tractor with fertilizer equipment during a 2021 technology show in a field in northern Saxony. A multispectral camera on the drone detects the fertilizer needs of the arable plants.]()
Although the data is thin, advocates say robotics and AI will soon revolutionize agriculture
Because most of the systems aren’t yet on the market, there’s precious little real-world data proving they work.
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![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
![The Sacred Maori mountain of Te Mata peak in the Hawkes bay of New Zealand.]()
Using a board game to plan for a changing planet
For one Māori community, a board game sparked serious discussions about flood risk.
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![San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.]()
![San Diego has shored up its water supplies by upgrading the All-American Canal, which takes Colorado River water to California's Imperial Valley.]()
A quiet revolution: Southwest cities learn to thrive amid drought
San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas have embraced innovative strategies for conserving and sourcing water, providing these metropolitan areas with sufficient water supplies to support their growing populations.
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![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years
New research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that occurred about 250 million years ago.
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![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees
A new report says the world's pristine forests were destroyed at a relentless rate in 2021.
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![A mound of earth with some trees on top rises from a parched desert landscape.]()
![A mound of earth with some trees on top rises from a parched desert landscape.]()
UN report: People have wrecked 40% of all the land on Earth
A warning that the damage done to the land threatens many species, including our own.
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![A woman with a broken umbrella walks through heavy rain]()
![A woman with a broken umbrella walks through heavy rain]()
It’s raining harder than ever. New research says climate change is to blame.
Warmer temperatures cause heavier rainfall across the U.S. — even in the driest cities.
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![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
![illustration of a log cabin tilting left and sinking into ground, silhouetted pine trees on each side of the cabin, with the Northern Lights in a dark sky and puddles on ground reflecting the sky]()
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing.
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![A satellite view shows the five hurricanes growing in the Atlantic ocean]()
![A satellite view shows the five hurricanes growing in the Atlantic ocean]()
Studies find climate change is driving ‘decisive increase’ in violent hurricanes
Two new studies offer fresh insights into how climate change is shaping today’s hurricanes.
