Climate Science
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Every region of the country is taking climate action. Here’s how.
The National Climate Assessment makes clear we've got a lot of work to do. These cities and states are leading the way.
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Controlled burns can provide years of protection against wildfires, new study shows
New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.
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What Canada’s most expensive disaster ever teaches us about climate change
The author of "Fire Weather," a National Book Award finalist, on the unimaginable reality of disaster.
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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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Earth is getting extra salty, an ‘existential threat’ to freshwater supplies
Salt can contaminate aquifers, corrode pipes, and accelerate snowmelt.
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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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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.