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Wildfires Broke Records around the World in 2021
Carbon emissions from wildfires broke records around the world this summer, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. Parts of…
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The Five Biggest Climate Stories of 2021
It feels like we are lurching from one disaster to another: as wildfires blaze across part of the country, a…
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As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Killer Whales Are Moving In
One of the ocean’s most fearsome predators is muscling into new parts of the icy Arctic Ocean. Orcas, also known…
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Albatross ‘Divorce’ Rate Rises as the Ocean Warms
Few animals seem more affectionate than black-browed albatross. These large seabirds, whose dark eyebrows shadow their eyes like mascara, are…
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Climate Pledges Still Not Enough to Keep Warming Below 2-Degree Limit
In the aftermath of the United Nations’ annual climate conference earlier this month, scientists have a sobering message: The world…
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Marine Oxygen Levels are the Next Great Casualty of Climate Change
Last summer, more than 100 miles of Florida’s coastal waters became an oxygen-depleted dead zone, littered with fish that could…
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Devastating Pacific Northwest Floods Could Carry a Climate Warning
The Pacific Northwest is still reeling after a series of devastating floods and landslides spurred by torrential rains last week.…
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Coastal Darkening Could Block Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential
In New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf, waves crash against cliffs and pull dirt into the ocean, while boats and storms stir…
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Not There Yet: Greater Cuts Are Still Needed at COP26 Climate Negotiations
International negotiations on climate change kicked off in Glasgow, Scotland, this week with countries and regions making a flurry of…
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Will America Act to Address the Climate Crisis?
I witnessed Hurricane Sandy up close and personal. In Morris County, N.J., we were without power for 10 days following…
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