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![A withered and dried up field of maize plants under drought]()
![A withered and dried up field of maize plants under drought]()
The most influential calculation in US climate policy is way off, study finds
Carbon emissions cost society at least three times more than the government's official estimate.
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![Aerial view of an ice sheet and brown meltwater]()
![Aerial view of an ice sheet and brown meltwater]()
The best-case scenario for Greenland ice melt just got worse
In a warming world, scientists keep needing to revise their projections.
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![a woman pets a dog near a low river with lots of dead dry grass]()
![a woman pets a dog near a low river with lots of dead dry grass]()
Why drought looks different depending on your region
The Northeast's 'flash drought' is a reminder that dryness isn't just a U.S. West problem.
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Study: Extinction threatens up to 16% of native US tree species
The United States recognizes eight trees as endangered or threatened. New research suggests that number should be over 100.
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A new low-tech technique can take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
The toxic pollutants, also known as PFAS, are everywhere on the planet.
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![Collage of illustrated white-tailed deer head surrounded by cutouts of tree saplings and a red hunting crosshair target on top]()
![Collage of illustrated white-tailed deer head surrounded by cutouts of tree saplings and a red hunting crosshair target on top]()
Deer are threatening American forests. Is more hunting the solution?
It’s open season for a shift in wildlife management.
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“The results will be dire”: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury
Some 107 million Americans will experience heat index temperatures above 125 degrees F by 2053, according to a new report.
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![Monsoon, Tucson, Arizona, 2021.]()
![Monsoon, Tucson, Arizona, 2021.]()
Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
But just as their understanding of the phenomena becomes more clear, it’s starting to disappear.
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![ice breaking into small pieces and scattering across the ocean]()
![ice breaking into small pieces and scattering across the ocean]()
The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet
That's much quicker than climate models predicted.
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![boreal forest in Canada]()
![boreal forest in Canada]()
Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests
A new study warns that boreal forests are fast approaching a tipping point.
