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The best-case scenario for Greenland ice melt just got worse
In a warming world, scientists keep needing to revise their projections.
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Why drought looks different depending on your region
The Northeast's 'flash drought' is a reminder that dryness isn't just a U.S. West problem.
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Study: Extinction threatens up to 16% of native US tree species
The United States recognizes eight trees as endangered or threatened. New research suggests that number should be over 100.
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A new low-tech technique can take the ‘forever’ out of forever chemicals
The toxic pollutants, also known as PFAS, are everywhere on the planet.
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Deer are threatening American forests. Is more hunting the solution?
It’s open season for a shift in wildlife management.
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‘The results will be dire’: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury
Some 107 million Americans will experience heat index temperatures above 125 degrees F by 2053, according to a new report.
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Scientists unravel the origins of the Southwest’s monsoon
But just as their understanding of the phenomena becomes more clear, it’s starting to disappear.
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The Arctic is heating up four times faster than the rest of the planet
That's much quicker than climate models predicted.
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Even a small rise in temperatures could decimate North American forests
A new study warns that boreal forests are fast approaching a tipping point.
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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
Carbon dioxide emissions aren’t the only way aviation warms the planet. Exhaust contains a host of polluting particles, from soot to nitrogen oxides.