Climate Change(Page 22)

As greenhouse gas emissions rise, so does the intensity and weirdness of our climate system. This is what you need to know.

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Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution
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Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

By Jeremy Deaton

Caught in a race against climate change, lizards hit an evolutionary dead end
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Caught in a race against climate change, lizards hit an evolutionary dead end

By Marlene Cimons

a blue sky with clouds
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The world agreed to ban this ozone killer years ago—but it looks like someone is making more

By Neel V. Patel

When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day
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When there’s a hurricane between you and the hospital, telemedicine could save the day

By Marlene Cimons

Earth lights from the atmosphere.
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The case for burning our way to a cleaner planet

By Marlene Cimons

To shorten flights and lower emissions, scientists are discussing the birds and the bees
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To shorten flights and lower emissions, scientists are discussing the birds and the bees

By Marlene Cimons

These plants are napping their way through climate change
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These plants are napping their way through climate change

By Marlene Cimons

America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year
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America’s most populated areas lose 175,000 acres of tree cover every year

By Marlene Cimons

a degraded coral reef
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A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.

By Kat Eschner

Feel like the seasons are all out of wack? You can help scientists prove it.
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Feel like the seasons are all out of wack? You can help scientists prove it.

By Jeremy Deaton and Owen Agnew

Future offshore drilling could wreak havoc on deep sea ecosystems
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Future offshore drilling could wreak havoc on deep sea ecosystems

By Sara Kiley Watson

Good job: Arctic sea ice is full of our junk plastic
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Good job: Arctic sea ice is full of our junk plastic

By Kat Eschner

We have too many jellyfish, so scientists want to cover them in chocolate
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We have too many jellyfish, so scientists want to cover them in chocolate

By Chloe Williams/Scienceline

While you’re staring at your new phone, scientists are finding ways to recycle your old one
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While you’re staring at your new phone, scientists are finding ways to recycle your old one

By Marlene Cimons

Algae bloom in Lake Erie, September 2017
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A lake full of algae will wreck more than your summer swimming plans

By Marlene Cimons

Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day
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Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day

By Rachel Feltman

Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)
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Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)

By Claire Maldarelli

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard
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Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

By Kate Baggaley

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
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There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

By Amelia Urry

Superheroes offer lessons on science and technology.
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An evolutionary biologist takes on the absurd bodies of superheroes

By Jeremy Deaton

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger
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Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger

By Neel V. Patel

Chocolate bar
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Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fix

By Marlene Cimons

Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current
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Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current

By Peter T. Spooner/The Conversation

California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger
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California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger

By Jeremy Deaton

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use
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If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

By Marlene Cimons

air pollution
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Air pollution might be the new lead

By Nicole Wetsman

One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices
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One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants
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Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants

By Marlene Cimons

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines
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Scientists have some pretty outlandish ideas for cooling the planet down

By Jeremy Deaton

NASA almost never came to be. Its creation is a lesson in political power.
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NASA almost never came to be. Its creation is a lesson in political power.

By Jeremy Deaton

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy
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Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

By Marlene Cimons

Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole
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Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole

By Eleanor Cummins

Satellite image of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh.
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The people of Cape Town are running out of water—and they’re not alone

By Amal Ahmed

This ‘acoustic lighthouse’ could keep birds from killing themselves on wind turbines
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This ‘acoustic lighthouse’ could keep birds from killing themselves on wind turbines

By Jeremy Deaton

The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists
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The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists

By Jessica Boddy

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night
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The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night

By Marlene Cimons

These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right
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These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right

By Kate Baggaley

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future
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Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future

By Marlene Cimons

Wind turbines.
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With wind farms, bias is in the eye of the beholder

By Jeremy Deaton and Owen Agnew

Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes
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Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes

By Marlene Cimons

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too
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We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too

By Amal Ahmed

Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly
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Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly

By Marlene Cimons

Temperatures across the United States on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 3 pm.
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Februarys will continue to get warmer, which is good for picnics but bad for humans

By Jeremy Deaton

Graph of annual mean temperature by year from 1880-2017
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What happens if Earth gets 2°C warmer?

By Jason Lederman

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move
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Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

The fumes from spray cleaners and perfumes are a major source of air pollution
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The fumes from spray cleaners and perfumes are a major source of air pollution

By Amal Ahmed

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret
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Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret

By Marlene Cimons

The UN Climate Panel needs more women
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The UN Climate Panel needs more women

By Marlene Cimons

Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance
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Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance

By Sara Chodosh

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from
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Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from

By Eleanor Cummins

Here are all the ways climate change will ruin your flight
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Here are all the ways climate change will ruin your flight

By Kate Baggaley

People are spending more time at home.
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Staying in is good for the environment

By Marlene Cimons

Mohawk River Ice Jam
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Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams

By Stan Horaczek

The sparrows seem to be shrinking
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The sparrows seem to be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Nuclear weapons test, 1952
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What the heck is the Doomsday Clock, and why did it just tick?

By Rachel Feltman

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
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Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground
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These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground

By Josh Landis and Owen Agnew

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune
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Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune

By Marlene Cimons

These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change
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These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change

By Jeremy Deaton

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change
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Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up
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Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up

By Sara Chodosh

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska
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This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska

By Eleanor Cummins

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make
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WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make

By Jason Lederman

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient
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Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient

By Marlene Cimons