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Arctic Snow Is Shifting to Rain As Temperatures Rise
As the Arctic warms and transforms, many of its most iconic, frozen features are dissolving away. Glaciers are melting and…
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Seeking Certainty on Climate Change: How Much Is Enough?
Opinion Two physicists object to a Scientific American essay calling for an end to one climate report. A science historian…
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Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rate Rises as the Ocean Warms
Few animals seem more affectionate than black-browed albatross. These large seabirds, whose dark eyebrows shadow their eyes like mascara, are…
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Climate Pledges Still Not Enough to Keep Warming Below 2-Degree Limit
In the aftermath of the United Nations’ annual climate conference earlier this month, scientists have a sobering message: The world…
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Marine Oxygen Levels are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change
Last summer, more than 100 miles of Florida’s coastal waters became an oxygen-depleted dead zone, littered with fish that could…
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Devastating Pacific Northwest Floods Could Carry a Climate Warning
The Pacific Northwest is still reeling after a series of devastating floods and landslides spurred by torrential rains last week.…
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‘The Whole Place Feels Wrong’: Voices Across America on What the Climate Crisis Stole
The jubilation of the Paris climate agreement, where delegates from around the world triumphantlydeclared the climate crisis would finally be…
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Climate Talks Turn to Contentious Issue of Paying for Damage Already Done
GLASGOW, Scotland—The climate talks have shifted from global pronouncements to technical skirmishes as negotiators work behind the scenes to address…
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Coastal Darkening Could Block Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential
In New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, waves crash against cliffs and pull dirt into the ocean, while boats and storms stir…
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Not There Yet: Greater Cuts Are Still Needed at COP26 Climate Negotiations
International negotiations on climate change kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland, this week with countries and regions making a flurry of…
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