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An artist’s rendering of Earth covered in ice
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How Animals May Have Conquered Snowball Earth

by Chris Baraniuk 9 January 202323 January 2023

We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest era. The question is, What did they look like?

Una mujer con sombrero planta semilla al frente de la foto, mientras que un grupo de hombres y mujeres hacen lo mismo en el fondo.
Posted inNews

El conocimiento tradicional es esencial para la sustentabilidad en el Amazonas

by Meghie Rodrigues 16 December 202216 December 2022

Durante la COP26, el Panel Científico por la Amazonia enfatiza la necesidad del conocimiento indígena y local para orientar las recomendaciones científicas y políticas.

A woman wearing a hat plants seedlings in the foreground of this picture, as a group of men and women do the same farther back.
Posted inNews

Traditional Knowledge Is Essential to Sustainability in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 12 November 202116 December 2022

At COP26, the Science Panel for the Amazon is emphasizing the need for Indigenous and Local Knowledge to inform scientific and policy recommendations.

Fish swimming through a kelp forest
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Kelp’s Carbon Sink Potential Could Be Blocked by Coastal Darkening

by Doug Johnson 5 November 202119 November 2021

Coastal darkening, an environmental threat researchers are only beginning to study, is found to dramatically reduce the productivity of kelp.

Tourists visit one of the farms working with agritourism in Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico Adapts to a Changing, Challenging Environment

by Meghie Rodrigues 22 April 20215 November 2021

The Caribbean is ground zero for some of the biggest impacts of climate change today. Puerto Ricans are building innovative initiatives to protect and prepare their communities for what’s next.

Tourist-style posters of sea level rise displayed in New York
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Rising Sea Levels Bring a Tidal Change to Tourism

by Richard J. Sima 22 April 202126 October 2021

A series of industry posters reimagines iconic locales in light of sea level rise and issues a call for action against climate change.

Plastic debris and other litter lines a creek shore in front of a partially constructed building
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Cameroon’s Mangrove Forests Are Choking on Plastics

by H. Ali, E. Atekwana, N. I. Konfor, D. Fregoso-Sanchez and G. C. N. Youaleu 21 April 20215 November 2021

Rapid urbanization and insufficient waste management are threatening the environmentally and culturally vital Wouri Estuary. Solutions are needed to save these and other mangroves around the world.

Chicago skyline
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Many U.S. Cities Severely Underreport Their CO2 Emissions

by Jordan Wilkerson 21 April 20215 November 2021

Although unintentional, these errors may undercut local government efforts to tackle climate change.

A house built on permafrost, now thawing, tilts dramatically.
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Mapping the People, Places, and Problems of Permafrost Thaw

by J. Besl 21 April 20212 September 2022

By combining demography data with permafrost maps, researchers provide a first count of the population on permafrost and predict its imminent decline.

Greenhouse gases heat the atmosphere, warm the ocean, and lead to sea level rise.
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Warming Oceans Are Making the Climate Crisis Significantly Worse

by H. R. Wanless 19 April 202128 March 2022

Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it?

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