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Has the Earth Ever Been This Hot Before?

July 13, 2019 | Article

Was the planet ever as hot as it is today, when every month the globe seems to be breaking one high-temperature record after another?
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The Pentagon Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than Any Other Part of the US Gov't.

June 12, 2019 | Article

The Defense Department remains the world's single largest consumer of oil, and as a result, one of the world's top greenhouse gas emitters.
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Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in at Least 800,000 Years

May 14, 2019 | Article

"If you do the math, well, it's pretty sobering"
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The Ocean Is Hotter Than It's Ever Been

January 16, 2019 | Article

Ocean temperatures reached their highest point since accurate measurements first began in the 1950s.
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Greenhouse Gasses: Causes, Sources and Environmental Effects

January 03, 2019 | Reference

Greenhouse gases are atmospheric gases that absorb infrared radiation and trap heat in the atmosphere. Increases in emissions of these gases are leading to climate change and global warming.
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Mountain of Evidence Confirms: Climate Change Is Really, Really Bad for Human Health and Well-Being

December 14, 2018 | Article

It's now beyond official: Greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, pose a danger to public health and welfare, according to an exhaustive review that looked at 275 scientific studies published over the past nine years.
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The Human Fossil-Fuel Addiction: Greenhouse Emissions Soar to Record Levels

December 07, 2018 | Article

Despite warnings that there is little time left to get a handle on global warming, carbon emissions are on the rise.
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The Seafloor Is Dissolving Away. And Humans Are to Blame.

November 05, 2018 | Article

Climate change reaches all the way to the bottom of the sea.
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Melting Arctic Could Rapidly Unlock 'Deep Carbon' Buried in Permafrost

August 20, 2018 | Article

New lakes formed in the melting Arctic could rapidly tap into deep reservoirs of ancient carbon.
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News Clip Linked Coal to Climate Change — 106 Years Ago Today

August 14, 2018 | Article

More than a century ago, scientists already knew that burning coal would cause global warming.
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