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Iran war has already released a staggering amount of CO2 — and the destruction of schools, homes and buildings is the biggest sourceIn 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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Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million yearsToday'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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Brazil's underprotected Cerrado savanna stores a staggering amount of carbon, study findsThe Cerrado, largely overlooked in climate science and policy, is a critical carbon sink, according to new research.
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California's wildfire season is shifting, with more blazes after the traditional high-risk window, study findsNew research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem.
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'The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014': The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever beforeA new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees.
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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?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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'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 futureINTERVIEW 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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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.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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'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanationDuring 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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