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New Project Will Analyze Clouds to Make Future Climate Less Nebulous
Understanding how clouds respond to climate change will be essential for predicting how much hotter the planet could get.
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Twin Ice Caps in Canadian High Arctic Have Disappeared
In another sign of the warming Arctic, satellite images from July 2020 show that the St. Patrick Bay Ice Caps on Canada’s Ellesmere Island have completely melted, as predicted in 2017.
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Antarctic Ice Shelves Vulnerable to Sudden Meltwater-Driven Fracturing, Says Study
A new study says that many of the ice shelves ringing Antarctica could be vulnerable to quick destruction if rising temperatures drive melt water into the numerous fractures that currently penetrate their surfaces.
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A Look at Climate-Caused Harms Unfolding in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
Focusing on ice loss, glacier hazards, and water variability due to climate change, a new study highlights challenges for communities in Peru’s mountain cryosphere systems.
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E.I. Teach Arms Educators With Climate Change Lesson Plans and Confidence
The training programs connected teachers with renowned scientists and other educators eager to inspire a new generation of environmental stewards.
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Climate Change and the American Political Agenda
We’ve managed to avoid the topic for decades, but the force of public opinion is finally ending the era of American national climate nondecision-making.
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Fleeing the Climate: the ‘Great Migration’ Ahead
A new model finds that areas where humans can barely survive, which currently cover about 1 percent of the planet, will grow to about 20 percent within the next 50 years
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Kamala Harris’ Plan For International Climate Cooperation Could Smooth the Transition From Fossil Fuels
A coalition of leading governments would help secure an equitable, efficient, and just transition to the energy sources of the future.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Saw Record Loss in 2019
An international team of polar researchers says that the Greenland ice sheet experienced record loss in 2019.
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