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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Climate-change ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries': Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As a U.N. report warns that extreme temperature swings are disrupting crops and endangering agricultural workers, we spoke with environmental economist Shouro Dasgupta about farming in an overheating world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:56:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zjUBnQjVNUGTVVC4DfnoN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Niño is poised to bring record-high temperatures to every part of the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dramatic sunset over a dry cornfield with a path leading through it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive, self-propelling changes in nature. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:53:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:06:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpM2Af5ZEBphXfVJonbybU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Positive tipping points are thresholds in Earth systems where a small change makes a big difference.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Yellowstone River and steep river banks on a misty, sunny morning.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grist ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aAxfYbw6HJ4DCXQCqcRBmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antarctic sea ice is melting due to the effects of global warming. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island as Turkish scientists conduct fieldwork on Horseshoe Island within 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The push towards renewables is unstoppable because it's in a country's self-interest': Climate scientist Andy Reisinger on Trump, Iran, and the future of Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicola Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jwJfesZdHtafmRXq5Sb8Qf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can we actually mitigate the effects of climate change?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The shell of a burned out car sits in the middle of the charred remains of a forest burned by a wildfire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new flood risk index identified eight cities along the U.S. East Coast that are at high or very high risk of floods causing extreme damage. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:11:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ERLbz6hXqqBvw4G2diVxLK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New York City had the largest absolute number of people and buildings at high risk of being exposed to extreme flood damage of all cities along the East Coast. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cars submerged in flood water with New York City in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cities fed by the Colorado River have taken huge steps to reduce their water consumption over the past few decades, yet water shortages are projected to grow more intense. What can be done? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bxHSGRa5AJm4V9DNwXGekQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Mead, which serves almost 25 million people and cities such as Las Vegas, could drop to 20% full this year, which experts say is incredibly worrying.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Lake Mead from the Hoover Dam. Water levels are much lower than the high-water mark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:58:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mhmyo2aVVXYBZzv9uNgsfH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Continuous monitoring of the AMOC only began in 2004. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stormy ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some polar bears are adapting to their melting habitat. Will it be enough to save the iconic species? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bears in Svalbard, Norway, are fatter than expected, and others in Greenland are showing signs of genetically adapting to climate change — but the signs elsewhere are not good. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BgHESbK5CdzYz2c5An4PGk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A polar bear (&lt;em&gt;Ursus maritimus&lt;/em&gt;) is seen near the Polish Research Station on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in the Norwegian Arctic. Polar bears in the region seem to be fatter than people expected.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large white bear walks on its four paws across a green and brown tundra landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amid drought and heat waves, April's national wildfire forecast shows that nearly the entire Western U.S. will face an above-normal risk of wildfires at some point in the next four months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:41:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:15:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tik Root ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wiGAUpqvBn26hDyyHdhwZ3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research from the National Interagency Coordination Center predicts where wildfires might occur in the western US.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A helicopter drops water over a raging wildfire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ann E. Carlson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmDn2Tocirne7Dq2zdRE9Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[What is the Air Quality Index? Image shows city smog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grace van Deelen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uuGQ3mA8sJ896Ls7NJBBH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new analysis projects that as much as 120,610 square kilometers of new, ice-free land could emerge in Antarctica by 2300. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of researchers standing on sea ice surrounded by multiple melt ponds]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show ‪—‬ but scientists aren't sure why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For reasons that are still unclear, climate models underestimate the growing gap between the amount of energy Earth receives from the sun and the amount the planet radiates into space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:51:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:53:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kG3N34GJWAPCkrXHNCeJZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s energy imbalance is off the charts, but scientists aren&#039;t sure what&#039;s causing the increase.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sun breaking through clouds over the ocean and coloring the sky orange]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests devastating climate outcomes that are typically associated with extreme global warming could hit even we limit heating to 3.6 F above preindustrial levels. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:36:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GSotzvCXUX3MyiujJXaBWi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Extreme climate outcomes are possible under moderate levels of warming, a new study shows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Man watches bushfire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the Arctic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:23:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Quentin Septer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r3rwnXFPQEryjBpqhBZNKd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research revealed China&#039;s actions to clean up its air pollution impacted other areas of the globe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smog-filled cityscape on the edge of a body of water is seen under a clouded over sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A warming world may see more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new research that shows a link between aridity and antibiotic resistance today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:02:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:37:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yk6JPFqRJf4GXSKV5AiUxQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study links the effects of drought with antibiotic resistance. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing black shoes and blue pants is seen walking across a dry dusty landscape with few green patches of grass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest source ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new analysis, researchers estimated direct, indirect and future greenhouse gas emissions that were created in the first two weeks of the Iran war, between Feb. 28 and March 14. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:12:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pwieT424Lhg878dpzyPMoV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. and Israel struck more than 6,000 targets in Iran in the first two weeks of the war, releasing huge amounts of carbon. This picture was taken March 13 after airstrikes in Tehran.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Smoke rises from buildings in Tehran, Iran, after an airstrike.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:13:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mHetTDNLBPCyG4q7zuRwzJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Warming in Antarctica could accelerate in the coming decades due to a phenomenon called polar amplification.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Melting sea ice, snow and mountains in Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Earth hits record energy imbalance, Hawaii floods and NASA prepares for Artemis II launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Monday, March 23, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:05:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:52:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PZ63UgQbnpaep94MPFGAc3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:02:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQKUGVMRmUKT8EENT4VAJc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s rotation is slowing as a result of climate change-driven sea level rise, according to a new study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Earth from space, with whisps of clouds drifting over the North American continent]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Monte Verde controversy and heatwave lashes the West  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, March 20, 2026: Your daily roundup of the biggest science stories making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:10:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4h3YnrGVZkV35EriiDxmk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The sun sets behind the Pigeon Point Lighthouse during hot weather in Pescadero, California, United States on March 17, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun sets behind the Pigeon Point Lighthouse during hot weather in Pescadero, California, United States on March 17, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drought paradox study reveals plants around Colorado River turn to groundwater when it gets too hot and dry, reducing flow into the already strained basin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Vegetation draws on groundwater during dry summers, leaving less water for the river and, ultimately, people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:11:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:51:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Owens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TVw84Ct9GKzqN9UCPq7ZZj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The large Colorado River flows near Moab, Utah. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A larger reddish butte overlooks a flowing river with sage and brush on either side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brazil's underprotected Cerrado savanna stores a staggering amount of carbon, study finds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/brazils-underprotected-cerrado-savanna-stores-a-staggering-amount-of-carbon-study-finds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:22:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:50:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grace van Deelen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8oSvTRMBTuqUnHdAv3SD2S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cerrado savanna in Brazil is the second-largest biome in South America and stores as much carbon as 20% of the Amazon rainforest, according to new research. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[landscape of wetlands, trees and savanna in brazil]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Super El Niño' could push global temperatures to unprecedented highs, forecasters say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A "super El Niño" could emerge by the end of the 2026 hurricane season, with forecasters predicting that the ongoing La Niña is about to finish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:03:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:36:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rHyRcJ5xYBBi7qRwYtxgmZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Temperatures are typically warmer during an El Niño year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun rising above the clouds in an orange sky. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:47:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6hBaj73DQZZGA856TqpNG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blackwater lakes and rivers in the central Congo Basin are releasing carbon that is up to 3,500 years old.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial picture of blackwater near forested peatlands in the central Congo Basin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:52:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:58:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DHRJHknrLyTQ8KPG287vKA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gulf Stream is a warm current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows along the U.S. East Coast.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A color-enhanced image of surface water temperatures shows the Gulf Stream crossing the Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Straits. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world is being held hostage by its reliance on oil. How can we break free from the fossil fuel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:18:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:25:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Lc5q2qJexjkeJYXUZFLtY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Petroleum extraction may one day become a relic of a time gone by, experts say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of &quot;The Last Oil Rig&quot; on display in a futuristic setting]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California's wildfire season is shifting, with more blazes after the traditional high-risk window, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rwWRA279Pfk6xyM9tmkA5e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 2025 Palisades Fire in California was one of the most destructive in the state&#039;s history. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A firefighter is silhouetted in the glowing orange and yellow blaze of a wildfire as a helicopter above dumps a stream of water below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014': The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pragathi Ravi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ae73G6Lu3pfiBqGxCv4Jr7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research shows that since 2015, the rate of global warming has significantly increased. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smokestack billows thick gray smoke against a smoggy yellowish sky with the buildings below darkened in the haze]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:53:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Au68mUKeu6QrrZfZBCrY6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mangrove restoration could help save millions in storm damage, a new study shots. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of trees stand in the middle of a drowned swampland, with still water reflecting the purple and orange dusky sky and a few patches of grass poking above the water here and there]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Humans can't be considered to be separate from the environment': Award-winning scientist Meha Jain on using satellites and real world experiences to help farmers in India facing a precarious future ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Agriculture in India is under threat from extreme weather events linked to climate change. We speak to Meha Jain, an associate professor of geospatial data sciences, food systems at the University of Michigan, who has spent nearly 20 years working with farmers in India to understand the threats they are facing and how they are adapting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:57:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pragathi Ravi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J2nDozSKefdiSzALUvk3ZP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Farming is an essential industry in India, employing up to 50% of the workforce. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A farm in India with trees and buildings in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:23:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYF5CXjh698iKBekdZqyGY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Unlike today, Antarctica hasn&#039;t always been covered in ice.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of penguins huddles in an icy landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four researchers dive into the health risks associated with climate change, and why the recent decision by the Trump administration to rescind key environmental policies could lead to serious harm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:01:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Levy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hY9SJRiDbALWJGNU4R3z6D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A shimmering desert road is hot with a brown sign in the front reading &quot;Caution, Extreme heat Danger.&quot; with a blurred car in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9yZ546hLoFqpPhrCQFzYVi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The significant, but temporary, reduction in nitrous oxides during the COVID-19 pandemic from, among other things, cars appears to have altered the atmosphere&#039;s ability to break down methane. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Broadway in new york wiht no cars and one person in the road]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Planting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada's annual emissions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:49:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Owens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4hMcgtAirvqf7xYbLi5mc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Planting trees at the northern edge of Canada&#039;s boreal forest could remove a huge amount of carbon, study finds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Distant mountains glowing in sunset light at Lake Laberge, Yukon Territory, Canada.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's emissions are flatlining — and may be falling — in critical turning point for biggest emitter, report says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The carbon emissions of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter have plateaued for nearly two years. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YxYPMFEkteRWqJMqUkX5Kj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of an agrivoltaic (solar and agricultural) farm in Hechi city, China, on Oct. 25, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of an agrivoltaic farm in Hechi city, China, on October 25, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microbes in Iceland are hoarding nitrogen, and that's mucking up the nutrient cycle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study in Iceland found that microbes are hoarding more nitrogen for themselves, altering nutrient cycling and leaving less for plants. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Javier Barbuzano ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JT4SHzjbRwoKT3USV2ZQcA-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Geothermal activity near Hveragerði, Iceland, has created a natural laboratory where researchers can study how ecosystems, including microbes and plans, respond to long-term warming. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geothermal activity in Hveragerði, Iceland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of dams in the US are old, damaged and unable to cope with extreme weather. How bad is it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dams in the U.S. are showing signs of damage that are worsening with age and climate change. Could satellites help prioritize repairs amid budget and inspection constraints? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5BvNujZFeaMkEwueASLL99-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Research suggests the ground is moving beneath Livingston Dam in Texas (pictured here after a controlled water release operation), potentially posing a risk of failure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Livingston Dam in Texas during a water release.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discovered  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:10:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ugdSk6UkLLfRLEVWdd3dqP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The El Nino-Southern Oscillation affects sea ice northeast of Russia more strongly since 2000, a new study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[arctic mountains with sea ice in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Doomsday Clock' ticks 4 seconds closer to midnight as unregulated AI and 'mirror life' threaten humanity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/doomsday-clock-ticks-4-seconds-closer-to-midnight-as-unregulated-ai-and-mirror-life-threaten-humanity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists now says humanity is a metaphorical 85 seconds to global disaster. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:44:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:04:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wotx2JnGVacWgECwuiLNqZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Created in 1945 by Manhattan Project Scientists, the &#039;Doomsday Clock&#039; is a constant reminder of impending global catastrophe. In 2026, the clock ticked closer to midnight than ever before.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A presentation showing part of a clock at 85 seconds to midnight next to a red banner of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Californians have been using far less water than suppliers estimated — what does this mean for the state? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flawed assumptions about water demand mean suppliers in California overestimated future demand by an average of 74% over 20 years — positive news for the drought-embattled state. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:24:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CnqfFG5vLmubhWbVSPzi4b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In an aerial view, the Enterprise Bridge crosses over a section of Lake Oroville that was previously underwater on July 22, 2021 in Oroville, California. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial photo of a bridge over a large, mostly dry lake bed. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Last year, the oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat — equivalent to 12 Hiroshima bombs exploding every second ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 2025, the ocean absorbed an extra 23 zettajoules of heat energy in 2025, breaking the ocean heat content record for the ninth consecutive year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:21:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:53:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eos.org ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8shHhAqQJDmBpE4WmtHJn7-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The scientific cost would be severe': A Trump Greenland takeover would put climate research at risk ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/the-scientific-cost-would-be-severe-a-trump-greenland-takeover-would-put-climate-research-at-risk</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Trump's calls for a takeover of Greenland puts open scientific collaboration that is helping our understanding of the threat of global sea-level rise at risk. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin Siegert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ou5NwUT2d4gcAdPbRaNJ9i-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Greenland has granted international scientists access for scientific research for decades.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greenland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim to reduce risk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:57:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jane Palmer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7LdeqgnCqXnqnQJxX6UcFc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[USA Boulder Colorado The National Center for Atmospheric Research The Goddard Space Flight Center.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orcas are adopting terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From sinking boats and feasting on shark livers to dining on whale tongue and tossing porpoises around for fun, orcas are displaying some fascinating — and sometimes terrifying — behaviors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Orcas]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9mnjqLQRhh4X6ZQdXTqiWA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Orcas (&lt;em&gt;Orcinus orca&lt;/em&gt;) are apex predators that can take on prey much larger than themselves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orca attacks a whale, which is gushing blood from its mouth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:26:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:37:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ao5NjQ8VWKScPTKHNwu7u3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More frequent and intense droughts could push the Amazon rainforest into a &quot;hypertropical&quot; regime.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scorched trees in the Amazon rainforest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It is simply too hot to handle': 2024 was Arab region's hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Arab region just had its hottest year on record, a new climate report reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:08:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:38:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kpFC47Xuoq7QjnJ3tvWw-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Riyadh, Saudi Arabia falls within the Arab region, which just experienced its hottest year on record. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photo of the many tall buildings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists modeled Europe's future if a key Atlantic current were to collapse and found that the continent faces a much drier future. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:22:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:39:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UAvWqxqjRrGH9ymUuDjEQW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spain, which already struggles with extreme drought, is set to see its dry season extended if the AMOC collapse, the study found. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This photograph shows a view of the Zahara-El Gastor reservoir in Zahara de la Sierra in the southern province of Cadiz, during a drought episode on December 29, 2023.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:36:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:12:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t9E5mGnXVD9NV56oz3MMv5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Great Green Wall is a huge regreening initiative in China&#039;s north aimed at slowing desertification.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of the edge of China&#039;s Kubuqi Desert where a large-scale tree planting effort is slowing desertification.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:14:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:16:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Owens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BJMRMeLnLzYJKVPEMMTTJj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flooding in the Bronx in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which hit New York in 2021. Hurricanes and rising sea levels will mean the northeastern US coast will be hit by floods far more regularly, according to a new model. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cars sit abandoned on the flooded Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 02, 2021 in New York City. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica's Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal 'burp' that could last a century ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Simon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5mkYGzZQqdK7DGExhmvwHL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Southern Ocean has been storing heat. It could be released in a giant, 100-year &quot;burp.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a view of a glacier in the ocean with an orange sky behind it]]></media:text>
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