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Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp”
Twitchell Island, Sacramento County, California — Steve Deverel gazes out over a levee on the San Joaquin River to a…
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Attribution Science Linking Warming to Disasters Is Rapidly Advancing
CLIMATEWIRE | For two decades, scientists have been getting better and faster at investigating the links between individual weather events…
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How Countries ‘Import’ and ‘Export’ Extinction Risk around the World
In the dense jungles of Cameroon and nearby countries, the population of the iconic and critically endangered western lowland gorilla…
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Climate Change Caused $4 Billion of Typhoon’s Damage
CLIMATEWIRE | Scientists have found the fingerprint of global warming on Typhoon Hagibis, a monster cyclone that swept through Japan…
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Declines in Air Pollution Have Made Hurricanes Stronger
CLIMATEWIRE | Hurricane activity is shifting worldwide in large part because of climate change. Cyclones are getting stronger, intensifying faster,…
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Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
A record-breaking heat wave is sweeping South Asia, threatening hundreds of millions of people with deadly temperatures well above 100…
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New Drones Could Spot Wildfires Earlier, Even Help Snuff Them Out
CLIMATEWIRE | Right now, 12 wildfires are burning through nearly 280,000 acres in five states. Many more will burn in…
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Climate Change Will Boost Viral Outbreaks
Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other…
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Millions of Trees Were Removed in 2021, Hurting Climate Goals
The world’s forests are falling under saw blades and flames, releasing massive amounts of carbon dioxide as countries struggle to…
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How Conserving 30 Percent of U.S. Land by 2030 Could Work
The U.S. covers a vast array of ecosystems, from Alaska’s Arctic tundra to Florida’s tropical swamps, with prairies, snow-capped peaks…
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