Climate Science
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How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
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The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it
Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
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The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.
Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing.
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After Trump cut the National Science Foundation by 56 percent, a venerable Arctic research center closes its doors
The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives.
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The oceans just hit an ominous milestone
A new report sounds the alarm on ocean acidification as Earth breaches the seventh of nine "planetary boundaries."
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Where the Appalachian brook trout vanish, something human goes missing, too
As climate change reshapes the Blue Ridge, Appalachia’s native trout are losing ground — but dedicated anglers and scientists are racing to save them.
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This Pennsylvania settlement could set the standard for preventing tiny plastic pellet pollution
A company agreed to install technology to watch for the tiny plastic pellets.
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A fiber optic cable spied on Greenland’s glaciers. It found an alarming problem.
By analyzing light shining through the same kind of cable that brings the internet into homes, researchers have helped explain why the island's ice — which could add 23 feet to sea levels — is in such rapid decline.