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How the grassroots climate movement took off in the USBook excerpt In this excerpt from "The Carbon Wave," author Leah Stokes explores the lead-up to that moment and the wave of environmental action that followed.
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Arctic warming fuels 2 distinct climate regimes in Siberia that could wake up a methane 'sleeping giant'New research finds that western Siberia is becoming wetter as the world warms, while eastern Siberia seems to be getting drier. And both these conditions are fueling a rise in methane emissions, spelling trouble for the climate.
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'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world?Science Spotlight Almost every aspect of our food system will be transformed by climate change.
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China reaches solar energy milestone — what does this mean for the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter?China is rapidly expanding its ability to harness renewable energy sources.
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'Everything is connected': Readers share their concerns about extreme heat's health impactsPoll Are you worried about extreme heat? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about Earth's rising temperatures.
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'This is such a clear story': Climate change is supercharging El Niño to unprecedented strengths, study findsAn analysis of coral taken from the Galápagos Islands reveals that El Niño has become nearly 40% stronger since the preindustrial era.
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Ocean 'under unprecedented strain' as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levelsThe Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that the daily global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level since records began.
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The pace of climate change matters more than overall heat in the race to save key Atlantic currents, study findsThe rate of global warming, rather than the extra heat itself, could determine whether a system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will cross a tipping point, new research suggests.
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'They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility'Interview Polar tourism researchers Zdenka Sokolickova and Liz Cooper talk about why a number of Antarctic tour guides have given up what they still consider to be their dream job.
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