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A Disastrous Summer in the Arctic
Record heat is hastening the dissolution of Siberian permafrost, perennially frozen ground that, when thawed, unleashes greenhouse gases and dramatically destabilizes the land.
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Arctic Ocean acidification could reach levels far greater than predicted if emissions stay high: study
The cold waters of the planet’s north are highly susceptible to carbon absorption and under a ‘business as usual’ climate change scenario the impacts to marine ecosystems and food chains could be dire...
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Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks
Last fall, European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe.
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Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers
A "conservative" Facebook employee quietly intervened, overturning the fact check, and the misinformation was no longer labeled as false. Facebook will consider it "opinion" and therefore immune to fact-checking.
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A Siberian town hit 100 degrees, setting a new record for the Arctic Circle
Verkhoyansk’s high temperature, which has yet to be confirmed, follows a six-month period of record heat in the region.
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Amazon pledges $2 billion fund to invest in clean energy
Amazon, which delivers about 10 billion items a year and has a massive transportation and data center footprint, has faced protests from environmental activists.
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Who is really to blame for climate change?
We know that climate change is caused by human activity, but pinning down exactly who is responsible is trickier than it might seem.
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Arctic records its hottest temperature ever
Alarming heat scorched Siberia on Saturday as the small town of Verkhoyansk (67.5°N latitude) reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest temperature ever recorded in Siberia and also the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, which begins at 66.5°N.
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World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert
The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-lockdown rebound in greenhouse gas emissions that would overwhelm efforts to stave off climate catastrophe, one of the world’s foremost energy experts has warned. “This year is the last time we have, if we are not to see a carbon rebound,” said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency.
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There Are So Many Ways Of Capturing Carbon Dioxide: We Must Start Using Them Now
A new study highlights the need for a crash program to develop Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology and to agree on targets for each country, if we are to have any chance of avoiding the worst effects of the climate emergency, which are likely to occur much sooner than expected.
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Special Report: Millions of abandoned oil wells are leaking methane, a climate menace
In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well on their land in Kentucky. The fumes made the retired couple feel nauseous, dizzy, and short of breath.
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Climate crisis to blame for $67bn of Hurricane Harvey damage – study
At least $67bn of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 can be attributed directly to climate breakdown, according to research that could lead to a radical reassessment of the costs of damage from extreme weather. Harvey ripped through the Caribbean and the US states of Texas and Louisiana, causing at least $90bn of damage to property and livelihoods, and killing scores of people.
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Another consequence of climate change: dinky little trees
Anyone who has stood at the base of a redwood or visited Sequoia National Park knows the beauty of giant, old trees. But future generations may not get to experience that same sense of wonder. We’ve already lost a minimum of 30% of the world’s old-growth forests since 1900, and as trees face a host of environmental threats, their forests may be made up exclusively of younger, shorter trees.
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Last Month Was the Hottest Ever Recorded
More than 100,000 Americans have died from a pandemic that remains uncontained and — given the recent upsurge in economic reopenings and public gatherings — seems poised to worsen in the coming weeks. Our nation’s unemployment rate remains higher than at any time since the Great Depression, and experts warn a second wave of layoffs may soon wash through America’s white-collar workplaces. All across the country, police forces are revealing themselves to be unbound by law or civilian control. The conscientious among us are still trapped inside our homes for most of our waking hours.
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Climate Change, Coronavirus Could Cause Summer Misery
With the mercury set to soar to unprecedented levels in 2020, climate experts fear that record-high temperatures will make lingering coronavirus restrictions far more challenging. Scientists are increasingly concerned that the combination of global warming, a deepening economic crisis, and pandemic lockdowns could make for a long and sweltering season.
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Two years of vegan living cancelled out by one long-haul flight, suggests study
The historic falls in global greenhouse gas emissions during the coronavirus lockdowns around the world are expected to swiftly return to high levels as restrictions ease, but scientists are urging governments and the public to adopt measures to reduce their environmental impact.
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Migratory birds in the Eastern US are struggling to adapt to climate change
Migratory birds may be particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change compared with birds that stay put during the winter,scientists reported May 26 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers found that residential birds in North America have expanded their ranges into warming northerly areas since the 1970s, while the breeding grounds occupied by migratory birds have shrunk.
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We cannot ignore the links between COVID-19 and the warming planet
The inextricable connections between global warming and pandemics are ignored at our peril.
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'The human fingerprint is everywhere': Met Office's alarming warning on climate
The human fingerprint on the climate is now unmistakable and will become increasingly evident over the coming decades, the UK Met Office has confirmed after 30 years of pioneering study. Since the 1990s, global temperatures have warmed by half a degree, Arctic sea ice has shrunk by almost 2 million km2, sea-levels have risen by about 10cm and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 60 parts per million (17%), according to figures exclusively compiled for the Guardian to mark the 30th anniversary of the Met Office’s Hadley Centre for climate science and services.
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UCSD says climate change helped produce San Diego's huge ocean heat wave in 2018
UC San Diego researchers have confirmed that climate change helped produce the historic 43-day ocean heat wave that drew big crowds to San Diego beaches during the summer of 2018. The finding was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, in a paper that says the phenomenon could not be soley attributed to natural variations in the weather.
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