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The Climate Epochs That Weren’t
Climate scientists often invoke the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age as natural worldwide climate swings predating human influences. They may not have worked the way we think.
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Climate Change Could Revive Medieval Megadroughts in U.S. Southwest
Study picks apart factors that caused severe, long-lasting droughts and suggests increased risk for future.
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Nothing to Sneeze At: How Climate Change Could Make Your Allergies Worse
As the world warms, plants may benefit but pollen allergies will likely get worse.
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Robots Roaming in Antarctic Waters Reveal Why Ross Ice Shelf Melts Rapidly in Summer
A new study reveals how local factors influence the Ross Ice Shelf’s stability, refining predictions of how it will change and influence sea rise in the future.
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How a Drilling Ship Pulls Cores From 2.5 Miles Below the Sea
Recovering ancient seafloor sediments requires complicated machinery and a skilled crew.
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Conference Raises Tough Questions About Retreat from Rising Seas
Hundreds of experts gathered on campus to discuss possibilities for protecting coastal communities and withdrawing when we can no longer safely inhabit our coastlines.
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By Cutting Ozone Pollution Now, China Could Save 330,000 Lives by 2050
Climate change could worsen China’s already bad ozone pollution problem — but a new study shows that it doesn’t have to be that way.
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Wiggle Wrangling on a Core-Drilling Ship
A scientist explains how she lines up wiggles on a screen to recover the missing layers in cores drilled from the bottom of the ocean.
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Study Bolsters Case That Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires
A new study combs through the factors that can promote wildfires in California, and concludes that in many cases, warming climate is the decisive driver.
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