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What Will Ice-Free Arctic Summers Bring?
On Sunday, September 16, the sun did not rise above the horizon in the Arctic. Nevertheless enough of the...
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Global Climate Revenues Fall 5 Percent in 2011
Global climate revenues fell 5 percent in 2011 to $539 billion from an all-time high the previous year, mainly...
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U.S. West Should Expect Bigger Wildfires More Often
A warming trend has contributed to a sharp rise in the number and size of wildfires on forest lands...
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Northeast Ocean Temperatures Reach Record High
Ocean temperatures off the northeast United States have reached a record high. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported...
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Race Is On as Ice Melt Reveals Arctic Treasures
With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world’s superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position...
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Climate Change, the New National Security Issue
Mitt Romney’s remarks on NBC’s Meet the Press in early September rankled environmental activists hoping for a bipartisan approach...
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World Hunger: The Problem Left Behind
The drought-induced run-up in corn prices is a reminder that we’re nowhere near solving the problem of feeding the...
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Climate Change: All That Is Solid Melts Into Water
Researchers have made a startling discovery: the summer Arctic could be an open sea within a decade
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Chance of Saving Most Coral Reefs Is Dwindling
The chance to save the world’s coral reefs from damage caused by climate change is dwindling as man-made greenhouse...
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The Rush to Exploit an Increasingly Ice-Free Arctic
Every time a new sea ice extent record for Arctic melting is broken, the same question comes up: how...