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![A man swings his bat at home plate in a baseball game.]()
![A man swings his bat at home plate in a baseball game.]()
How climate change is making it easier to hit home runs
A new study found that climate change is knocking it out of the park — no, really.
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The future of US forests — a major carbon sink — is ‘highly uncertain’
A new study highlights the risks of using forest-based carbon offsets to cancel out greenhouse gas emissions.
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Warming temperatures trigger earliest spring on record in parts of eastern US
Unseasonably early blooms can wreak havoc on allergies, disease vectors, and agriculture.
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Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
Models show that currents could slow by more than 40 percent within 30 years, with potentially devastating effects on the ocean's ability to store carbon.
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![A woman sits on a chair in the middle of a house torn apart by a tornado, a tree with broken branches in the background.]()
![A woman sits on a chair in the middle of a house torn apart by a tornado, a tree with broken branches in the background.]()
How climate change made the Mississippi tornadoes more likely
A new study explores the link between rising temperatures and more deadly tornadoes.
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![Collage of children running with a view of the groundwater and bedrock below]()
![Collage of children running with a view of the groundwater and bedrock below]()
It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too.
As subterranean water inches higher, so do threats to air and water.
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![Wildebeest at sunset, Maasai Mara]()
![Wildebeest at sunset, Maasai Mara]()
Want to sequester carbon? Save wild animals.
Gray wolves, elephants, wildebeests, and sea otters are a few of the species that can help keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C.
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Immediate action is needed to ensure ‘a livable future for all,’ UN report says
World needs a “quantum leap” in climate ambition to stave off devastating consequences.
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A government program hopes to find critical minerals right beneath our feet
Federal scientists are using recon flights and field research to track down metals that are key to the energy transition.
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![A mother and children walk on a flooded path.]()
![A mother and children walk on a flooded path.]()
Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows
Rising global temperatures drove the shift in weather extremes.
