New research suggests that changes in continental configuration, solar brightness, and background atmospheric carbon dioxide levels all conspire to drive Earth’s climate sensitivity over geologic time.
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Murders of Environmentalists Have Doubled in 15 Years
Indigenous people defending their lands are particularly at risk, and watchdog groups warn that criminalization of environmental activism is also on the rise.
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July May Turn Out to Be the Hottest Month in Recorded History
If this year’s record-breaking trend continues, we’re on track for 2015–2019 to be the hottest 5 years on record.
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What Wildfire Smoke Tells Us About Nuclear Winter
A cloud of smoke from 2017 Canadian wildfires was so huge that it self-lofted and stayed in the atmosphere for 8 months. Scientists used it as an example for climate simulations of nuclear warfare.
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Climate Change Pressures Land and Food Resources, Report Warns
There is a window of time to act now before threats increase further and solutions become less effective, a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states.
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Studying the Societal Dimensions of Atmospheric Carbon Removal
Workshop on Human/Societal Dimensions of a New Carbon Economy with Carbon180; Washington, D.C., 13 February 2019
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The Permafrost Listeners
Geophysicists have discovered a way to monitor permafrost thaw by measuring seismic waves so gentle they don’t shake a thing.
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Climate Change Could Threaten Your Cuppa
The effects of climate change, including warmer temperatures and variable rainfall, may threaten the tea plantations of Sri Lanka within the next 30 to 50 years.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Beats All-Time 1-Day Melt Record
More ice melted from the ice sheet on 1 August 2019 than any other day on record.
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Forum Explores Motivating Different People About Climate Change
Experts say that most people think that climate change is happening, but they have differing thoughts about the causes and what the responses should be.