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On Carbon, Geophysicist Robin Bell Walks the Walk
The world’s leading earth scientist is not allowing collective inaction to absolve her of personal responsibility.
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It’s Raining on the Greenland Ice. In the Winter.
Rainy weather is becoming increasingly common over parts of the Greenland ice sheet, triggering sudden melting events that are eating at the ice and priming the surface for more widespread future melting, says a new study.
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Is Climate Change Already Making Hurricanes Stronger?
A new project is looking for the fingerprints of climate change in the hurricanes of today, so we’ll know what to expect in the near future.
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Scientists Track Deep History of Planets’ Motions, and Effects on Earth’s Climate
Scientists are developing a geologic record of how other planets have influenced the orbit of Earth, and thus its climate, over the last 200 million-plus years.
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New Tree Ring Analysis Method May Open Insights to Past Climate
Measurements of stable isotopes in tree rings may expand the climate information that scientists can get from old trees.
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Found: The Mechanism for Arctic Cold Air Outbreaks into Eurasia
New developments in climate research led by atmospheric scientist Yutian Wu are adding to our understanding of the “polar vortex” and other extreme events.
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Lamont Climatologist Testifies on Capitol Hill About Sea Level Rise
In a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Environment, Radley Horton delivered sobering remarks about how climate change will impact our coastlines, economy, and society at large.
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To Fight Climate Change, Think Politics First and Often
What the Green New Deal gets that the carbon tax misses.
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Into Deep Field
Moving a team from a science base into a deep field camp in Antarctica comes with a mix of high energy and optimism.
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