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![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
![animated illustration of a thermometer climbing from 0 to 1.5, 2, 3, and then 4 degrees celsius with drawn Earth in the background]()
Can the world overshoot its climate targets — and fix it later?
Policymakers seem to be banking on it. But irreversible climate impacts could get in the way.
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![A tree goes up in flames, surrounded by smoke.]()
![A tree goes up in flames, surrounded by smoke.]()
It’s official: Larger, more frequent wildfires are here
Fires scorched the country in March. Is ‘wildfire season’ a thing of the past?
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![A man crouching and planting a tree in a field with newly planted trees]()
![A man crouching and planting a tree in a field with newly planted trees]()
Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.
Trees are great at capturing warming gases, but mass-planting efforts tell a tricky story.
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![Tropical fish and cauliflower coral in shallow water, Moorea lagoon, Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia.]()
![Tropical fish and cauliflower coral in shallow water, Moorea lagoon, Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia.]()
Rumors of this coral’s survival were greatly exaggerated
Bleached coral can suffer long-lasting reproductive effects.
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Climate migration is part of our future. Is it a problem or a solution?
It really depends a lot on how countries prepare.
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![Ariel view of trees being cut down in the pine forest.]()
![Ariel view of trees being cut down in the pine forest.]()
Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought, study finds
Carbon emissions from felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, research says.
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Dengue, Lyme, and cholera: how climate change is spurring disease
The IPCC's latest climate report warns governments to prepare as diseases move into new regions.
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![In Mindanao, Philippines, siltation from a mine is washed down the river and into the ocean.]()
![In Mindanao, Philippines, siltation from a mine is washed down the river and into the ocean.]()
Climate change is intensifying Earth’s water cycle at twice the predicted rate, research shows
Rising temperatures pushing much more freshwater towards poles than climate models previously estimated.
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Time is running out to adapt to climate change, new IPCC report says
Region by region, the analysis describes “widespread, pervasive impacts” to ecosystems, people, settlements, and infrastructure.
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![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
![A large pile of plastic bottles and cans collected on a street corner in downtown Manhattan, New York.]()
Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.
An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger.
