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Tuvalu residents prepare for world’s first planned migration of an entire nation — and climate change is to blame
By Sascha Pare published
A first-of-its-kind lottery for residents of Tuvalu who want to move to Australia due to climate change threats is closing today, with more than 5,000 applications received.

Strongest nor'easters along US East Coast are becoming more intense as the world warms, study suggests
By Aristos Georgiou published
A new study finds the strongest nor'easters have intensified over the last 80 years, with a 6% increase in peak wind speeds.

Humanity could be just 3 years away from crossing a dire climate threshold, report warns
By Ben Turner published
Record carbon emissions mean that the planet's carbon budget could be exceeded in as little as three years, according to a new report.

Ancient groundwater records reveal worrying forecast for US Southwest
By Sascha Pare published
Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in the Pacific Northwest.

Covering poop lagoons with a tarp could cut 80% of methane emissions from dairy farms
By Sascha Pare published
"Digesters" that convert methane from manure ponds into fuel can dramatically reduce emissions of this potent greenhouse gas on dairy farms, scientists have found.

Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why
By Sascha Pare published
For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.

Almost 2 billion people could see a change in rain patterns if the planet continues to warm
By Jesse Steinmetz published
Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south — throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research.

The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years
By Sascha Pare published
New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).
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