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People are flocking to Florida. Will there be enough water for them?
Climate change, a development boom, and overexploitation of groundwater are draining the Sunshine State.
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The business case for saving coral reefs
A growing body of research shows the nation’s coral reefs protect $1.8 billion in economic assets each year and should be protected for our sake and their own.
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Three-quarters of the world’s land is drying out, ‘redefining life on Earth’
Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.
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Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks — for now
New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the "technosphere."
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Scientists from 57 countries want to end siloed decision-making on climate and biodiversity
A new report calls for solutions that simultaneously address climate change, biodiversity, health, water, and food issues.
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‘Waging war on science’: Researchers worry about their jobs under Trump 2.0
“There are a lot of days where I feel very much like just quitting all of this."
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The Arctic just hit an unfortunate climate milestone
For thousands of years, the tundra sequestered more carbon than it emitted. Not anymore.
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Does talking about climate ‘tipping points’ inspire action — or defeat?
The phrase grabs people's attention, but some scientists argue it's doing more harm than good.
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How to take climate change out of the culture wars
What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?
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How the world gave up on 1.5 degrees
A decade after the Paris Agreement, Andreas Malm and Wim Carton trace how we've kept on with business as usual.
