Climate change: Facts, news, features and articles about our warming planet
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Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study findsNew 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.
By Sascha Pare Published
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China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the ArcticChina's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.
By Quentin Septer Published
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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.
By Sascha Pare Published
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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.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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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.
By Grace van Deelen Published
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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.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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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.
By Pragathi Ravi Published
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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.
By Sarah Wild Published
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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.
By Pragathi Ravi Published
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