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![Looking out over the expansive blue lake waters to the largest island on Lake Michigan, Beaver Island.]()
![Looking out over the expansive blue lake waters to the largest island on Lake Michigan, Beaver Island.]()
This island in the Great Lakes wants to tap waves for energy
Hydrokinetic energy from the waves surrounding Beaver Island could improve electricity reliability and push an emerging technology forward.
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Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds
Indigenous lands are recognized as crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. New research shows their health is a direct result of the people who inhabit and steward them.
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![Lake Powell is shown surrounded by the rugged terrain of Utah.]()
![Lake Powell is shown surrounded by the rugged terrain of Utah.]()
The Colorado River is vanishing — and the fixes are getting weird
Desalination. Pipelines. Cloud seeding. Those are just a few ideas for how the Trump administration should save the desiccated waterway.
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![illustration of a green snake coiled around a bottle of antivenom, with leaves creating a frame around the edges]()
![illustration of a green snake coiled around a bottle of antivenom, with leaves creating a frame around the edges]()
As the world warms, the risk of snakebites is rising
Millions of people are bitten by snakes every year. Climate change is increasing human-snake encounters, even as many countries remain ill-equipped to treat victims.
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![A scuba diver swims among tall green plants in the ocean]()
![A scuba diver swims among tall green plants in the ocean]()
Efforts to save kelp forests from ocean warming are ramping up
Scientists are working to bolster heat-stressed kelp by attacking the urchins that prey on them and transplanting hardier kelp varieties.
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![A soccer player douses his face with the bottle of water during a World Cup match.]()
![A soccer player douses his face with the bottle of water during a World Cup match.]()
How FIFA’s climate solution has turned into ‘water-gate’
Introduced in the name of player safety, hydration breaks at the World Cup have become a flashpoint for fans and players alike.
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![a power plant is seen in an oilfield in Kern County, California]()
![a power plant is seen in an oilfield in Kern County, California]()
A solution to data center backlash? Put them in oil fields.
A new project in California’s oil country could dodge national controversies over energy and water usage.
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Desperate for shade on your walk? There’s (almost) an app for that.
By mapping shade, a new online tool calculates the best way to stroll a city without overheating.
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What is the best use for old railroad tracks? New Yorkers have opinions.
The fight over an abandoned stretch of railway in Queens reflects a national debate over whether unused track should become parks, transit lines, or both.
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This unfathomably huge fungal network keeps Earth cool and green
Spanning 110 quadrillion kilometers, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are critical allies of plants. They also transport an enormous amount of planet-warming carbon.
