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How a ‘citizen map’ is helping Brazil prepare for its next big flood
In the wake of last month’s disastrous flooding, researchers are asking residents to use their smartphone cameras to document the damage and high-water marks.
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![Photo of a group of people in hard hats working in a dry landscape]()
The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
This month, the nation will deploy 9,000 people to help guide the country toward a cleaner future.
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How hot weather can tamper with your words
A new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
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What can you do with a degree in degrowth?
Barcelona offers the world's first master's program in degrowth. Graduates share their experiences bringing those values into the job market.
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![Three glass bottles, one of which holds red bubbles, attached to hoses sit on a windowsill.]()
Cattle are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Hawaiian seaweed could change that.
Local businesses in Hawai’i are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.
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Why a new method of growing food on Mars matters more on Earth
Turns out growing crops on the Red Planet is a lot like growing food on a climate-ravaged Earth.
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![An artistic rendering of the EarthCARE satellite with radio antenna extending from the front and a tail of solar panels sticking off the back flies above the cloudy Earth]()
A new satellite could help solve one of our climate’s biggest mysteries: Clouds
After 23 years and nearly $900 million, EarthCARE is poised to provide an unprecedented look at how clouds and aerosols shape, and respond to, climate change.
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A different kind of youth activist: Meet the high schoolers who invented a microplastics solution
At this year's International Science and Engineering Fair, students showcased projects aimed at tackling some of the world's biggest challenges.
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![Digital collage of man spray painting the name Katrina on a board with previous hurricane names crossed out alongside a photo of storm clouds and palm trees blowing in wind]()
Who’s afraid of Hurricane Debby? The peculiar importance of a storm’s name.
Giving hurricanes people's names has resulted in some weird side effects.
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Photos help tell climate stories. This media library lets conservation orgs access them for free.
A new project connects scientists and storytellers with high-quality footage, giving a second life to images that would otherwise sit around on hard drives.
