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The best-case climate scenario is going to be extremely hard
A planet at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming is still infinitely better than the alternative.
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New UN report could be a game-changer for climate lawsuits
"The IPCC report should be a sort of rallying call to lawyers."
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UN report places new emphasis on climate tipping points
Scientists identify 12 abrupt changes to the Earth's systems that could impact the climate.
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Is human activity responsible for the climate emergency? New report calls it ‘unequivocal.’
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says some effects of warming are irreversible, but there's still time to act.
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Study: People are moving to flood-prone areas, not away from them
“We can’t control how much water falls, necessarily, but we can definitely control who is in harm’s way."
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The Northeast’s hemlock trees face extinction. A tiny fly could save them.
The region can’t afford to lose these trees — or the carbon they store.
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Scientists are mining metals from an unusual source — plants
Scientists are starting to mine valuable metals from an unusual source: plants
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Can you recycle a hard drive? Google is quietly trying to find out
Rare earth magnet recycling is about so much more than sustainable data centers.
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Is climate change happening faster than expected? A climate scientist explains.
One to 2 degrees Celsius of warming can do a lot of damage.
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On the heels of Europe’s devastating floods, scientists warn more is yet to come
A new study finds that slow-moving, low-pressure storms could become 14 times more frequent in Europe over the next century.
