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Waterfront Development Added Billions to Property Values Exposed to Hurricane Florence
Rapid development in flood-prone zones during recent decades helped boost the amount of property exposed to the 2018 hurricane substantially, a new study says.
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Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., Says Study
Scientists say a long-feared megadrought, worse than anything in recorded history, seems to be starting up in southwestern North America.
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Unusually Clear Skies Drove Record Loss of Greenland Ice in 2019
Study identifies unprecedented atmospheric conditions behind devastating summer; suggests climate models may greatly underestimate future melting.
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Kevin Uno: Examining How Early Humans Responded to Climate Change
Kevin Uno, a Center for Climate and Life Fellow, studies how abrupt changes in climate affected Neolithic human settlement, diet, and abandonment in northwest Africa.
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COVID-19 Provides Lessons on Climate Adaptation for Cities
Some policies can simultaneously address public health threats, reduce emissions and provide for a city’s recovery.
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American Robins Now Migrate 12 Days Earlier Than in 1994
New GPS data show birds adjust to shifting snow conditions as climate warms
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Ozone Treaty Stopped Jet-Stream Drift in Southern Hemisphere
Researchers long ago predicted that the 1987 Montreal Protocol, banning ozone-depleting gases, would reverse a worrisome trend in Southern Hemisphere winds. A new study shows they were right.
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What Can We Learn From COVID-19 to Help With Climate Change?
Three Earth Institute experts weigh in.
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What Coronavirus and Climate Change Have in Common
Both crises start with experts issuing warnings about big invisible monsters and end with catastrophic consequences that are nearly unstoppable by the time they can be seen and felt.

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