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Frankenvirus emerges from Siberia's frozen wasteland
Scientists said they will reanimate a 30,000-year-old giant virus unearthed in the frozen wastelands of Siberia, and warned climate change may awaken dangerous microscopic pathogens. Reporting this week in PNAS, the flagship journal of the US National Academy of Sciences, French researchers announced the discovery of Mollivirus sibericum, the fourth type of pre-historic virus found since 2003—and the second by this team.
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World's Leading Polluters Have Racked Up a $10 Trillion Carbon Debt
The countries most responsible for global warming owe the rest of the world a tremendous debt, with the author of a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change putting the figure at $10 trillion.
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Everything you need to know about California climate change in one chart
The current heat wave is part of a long, terrifying trend.
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Photographing a Story That Changes Before Your Eyes
National Geographic Photo Blog
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In Radical Shift, GOP Leaders Actively Embrace Catastrophic Climate Change
If indifference to the dangers of climate inaction by the rich and powerful is a sin, as the Pope has said, how immoral is it for the rich and powerful to actively try to block the entire world from acting in concert?
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Burning all fossil fuels will melt entire Antarctic ice-sheet, study shows
Oceans would rise by over 50m sinking land inhabited by a billion people and changing the face of planet Earth, say scientists
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Google Maps Will Now Show You If Climate Change Will Flood Your House
The waters are rising.
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Experts have predicted the Earth's temperature is going to keep rising
The slowdown in global warming is likely to end within two years as the Earth’s climate system undergoes a radical shift that could push temperatures to record highs this year and next, according to the Met Office.
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This video shows what it's like to drive through California's raging Valley Fire.
California's governor has declared a state of emergency after 400 homes were destroyed.
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Hawaii to experience worst-ever coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures
Corals are recovering from last year’s bleaching but warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures this year will likely lead to deadlier year for coral reef
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The refugee crisis is a portent
The real story about national and international security is climate change. The 2006 Stern Review, which was the most comprehensive study ever undertaken to assess the economic consequences of climate change, estimated there would be some 200 million climate refugees by the middle of this century. That number now looks conservative.
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LOUISIANA: With a master plan and the money, can a state unite to restore its protective wetlands?
For the first time in history, Louisiana may have a significant pot of money for coastal restoration. The state has established a unified agency that could balance clashing priorities among environmentalists, residents, fishermen and energy companies. And with the not-so-distant memory of the deadly Hurricane Katrina and the threat of more damaging storms looming large, the promise of healthier protective wetlands could be within reach.
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Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago | InsideClimate News
At a meeting in Exxon Corporation's headquarters, a senior company scientist named James F. Black addressed an audience of powerful oilmen. Speaking without a text as he flipped through detailed slides, Black delivered a sobering message: carbon dioxide from the world's use of fossil fuels would warm the planet and could eventually endanger humanity.
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Fleet Experts Weigh In: Fuel Economy Rules for Trucks Pay Off - The Equation
The Equation - a blog on independent science + practical solutions
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The last time California was this dry, people thought the sun revolved around the Earth
A new study finds that the Sierra Nevada snowpack is at its lowest level since around 1500.
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Browse our interactive table ranking corporations and influencers (trade associations etc.) on their influence on climate change policy.
Progressive organizations supporting climate policy are at the top of the table with obstructive ones at the bottom in the F band. Click and drag the columns you wish to sort on, with the first sort column on the left. Click on the organization name to see its full scoring details. Use our filters to narrow down your search. For example with the first filter you can either display a list of corporations or a list of influencers (e.g. trade associations).
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Everyone should be freaking out about air pollution. The death toll is astonishing.
And that number could double by 2050.
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The world just keeps breaking heat records
2015 is on track to be the hottest year on record.
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Drilling for Arctic oil is not viable yet, says IEA chief
International energy watchdog’s new head, Fatih Birol, warns of costs and technological challenges but stops short of recommending an outright ban
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The Arctic Mosquito Swarms Large Enough to Kill a Baby Caribou
A parable of planetary change and unintended consequences
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