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Expected Drops in Wind Speeds Promise Climate Disruption

Nov 30, 2022 09:30AM

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that average global wind speeds could drop by up to 10 percent by 2100.

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Global Network of Artists Addresses Climate Change

Sep 30, 2022 09:30AM

The World Weather Network is an international coalition of 28 arts organizations that believe artists and writers should be a larger part of the dialogue surrounding climate change.

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Abandoned Farmland Regeneration Can Mitigate Climate Change

Jul 29, 2022 09:30AM

Rural outmigration is leaving cropland abandoned, affording an opportunity for ecological restoration and carbon sequestration that could lead to a positive impact on the climate crisis.

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Climate Change Causing Birds to Lay Eggs Earlier

May 31, 2022 09:30AM

About a third of the bird species nesting in Chicago are laying their eggs a month earlier than they did 100 years ago, and researchers think the culprit in this shift is climate change.

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South Pole Registers Historic Temperature

May 31, 2022 09:30AM

Antarctica registered record temperatures for March of 40.82° F at a time of the year when readings are usually already sub-zero.

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Western Megadrought Surge Continues

Apr 29, 2022 09:30AM

A megadrought is a dry spell that lasts for more than 20 years, and the Southwestern U.S. endured the worst occurrence since at least 800 A.D. in the period from 2000 to 2021.

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Climate Change Research in Central Park

Mar 31, 2022 09:30AM

The Central Park Climate Lab is a new initiative and climate partnership to study the impacts of climate change on urban parks.

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Himalayan Glacier Retreat Bodes Consequences for Millions

Mar 31, 2022 09:30AM

Researchers have found that glaciers in the Himalayan Mountains are melting at an exceptional rate compared to other glaciers around the world.

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House boats floating in water in the Netherlands

Sustainably Coping with Sea Level Rise

Feb 28, 2022 09:30AM

In the coastal nation of the Netherlands, houseboats able to cope with rising seas or rain-induced floods are being constructed.

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Flip Side of Melting Glaciers May Benefit Salmon

Feb 28, 2022 09:30AM

More than 300 melting glaciers between British Columbia and Alaska have the potential to create 3,800 miles of new salmon habitat by 2100.

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Plastic is the New Coal

Dec 30, 2021 09:30AM

A new report has found that emissions from the plastic industry may be greater than those from coal-fired power plants by 2029.

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It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity

Dec 30, 2021 09:30AM

The amount of vapor in the atmosphere is increasing, absorbing a greater amount of the infrared energy radiated off the planet’s surface than other greenhouse gases, thus trapping more heat.

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