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Environmentalism’s Biggest Challenge: Save the Arctic
This month we are expecting to see a record ice melt in the Arctic. But this is not a...
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Antarctica Warmth ‘Unusual, but not Unique’
The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research. Analysis...
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Antarctic Peninsula Now Almost as Warm as 12,000 Years Ago
The Antarctic Peninsula, which juts out about 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) from the western flank of the frozen continent,...
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Multiple Factors, Including Climate Change, Led to Mayan Collapse
A new analysis of complex interactions between humans and the environment preceding the 9th century collapse and abandonment of...
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Researchers Studying Cloud Brightening to Curb Global Warming
While many scientists have some dire warnings against us trying to geoengineer our way out of the climate crisis,...
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Is Climate Coverage Losing Steam?
Guess who’s not talking about climate change? Besides the usual suspects, we can now add some unusual ones: most...
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Massachusetts Butterflies Move North as Climate Warms
The authors of a Harvard study published in Nature Climate Change gathered their data from an unlikely source—the trip...
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Arctic Ice Melt Ups Fears, Opens New Shipping Lanes
The Arctic Ocean’s ice cover is shrinking at a record pace this year after higher-than-average temperatures hastened the annual...
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Underwater Noise Decreases Whale Communications in Stellwagen Banks
According to a NOAA-led paper published in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly due to...
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How “Policy By Panic” Can Backfire for Environmentalists
When well-meaning campaigners want us to pay attention to global warming, they often end up pitching beyond the facts....