For a generation, the tundra has seen an increasing growth of vegetation, a process known as Arctic greening. A more accurate term might be “Arctic browning.”
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Youth Activists Call for Urgent Climate Action
Greta Thunberg and other youth climate activists came to Washington, D.C., days before a major United Nations conference to draw attention to the need for immediate action to address climate change.
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How Teachers Can Empower the Climate Generation
Dozens of K–12 educators came to D.C.—and AGU headquarters—this summer to learn practical ways to tackle climate change that they can pass along to their students.
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Climate Science Needs Professional Statisticians
Climate science needs its own specialized “climostatisticians” as integral members of multidisciplinary research teams.
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Methane-Releasing Tundra Soils Freezing Later Each Year
Scientists find links between delayed freezing of Alaskan soils and higher atmospheric methane concentrations during the cold season.
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Katharine Hayhoe Named United Nations’ Champion of the Earth
A climate scientist and dedicated AGU member is recognized for her extraordinary work.
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As Climate Changes, So Does the Apple as Rising Temperatures Push Growers Higher Into Himalayas
Climatic factors have wreaked havoc on India’s apple crops by disrupting natural flowering seasons and pollination systems. The shape, size, and quality of Himalayan apples have changed.
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Diverting the Mississippi River May Not Save Louisiana’s Coast
New research finds that man-made river diversions have previously led to land losses.
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Union Leader Talks Coal and Climate
President of mine workers’ union says that combatting climate change is important but it can’t come at the cost of mining jobs.
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Drilling into the Past to Predict the Future
Climate change is at the center of a remarkable international drilling operation into Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf.