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Climate Change(Page 22)

As greenhouse gas emissions rise, so does the intensity and weirdness of our climate system. This is what you need to know.

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Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard
Environment

Rising temperatures are opening new territories for venomous creatures—including your backyard

By Kate Baggaley

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
Environment

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

By Amelia Urry

Superheroes offer lessons on science and technology.
Environment

An evolutionary biologist takes on the absurd bodies of superheroes

By Jeremy Deaton

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger
Environment

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger

By Neel V. Patel

Chocolate bar
Environment

Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fix

By Marlene Cimons

Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current
Environment

Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current

By Peter T. Spooner/The Conversation

California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger
Environment

California’s snow drought is a recipe for danger

By Jeremy Deaton

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use
Environment

If we’re going to capture our carbon emissions, we might as well put them to use

By Marlene Cimons

air pollution
Environment

Air pollution might be the new lead

By Nicole Wetsman

One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices
Environment

One day your sweaty workout clothes could power electronic devices

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants
Environment

Scientists want YOU to help them study amphibious lil plants

By Marlene Cimons

The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines
Environment

Scientists have some pretty outlandish ideas for cooling the planet down

By Jeremy Deaton

NASA almost never came to be. Its creation is a lesson in political power.
Environment

NASA almost never came to be. Its creation is a lesson in political power.

By Jeremy Deaton

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy
Environment

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

By Marlene Cimons

Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole
Environment

Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole

By Eleanor Cummins

Satellite image of the Sundarban mangrove forest in Bangladesh.
Environment

The people of Cape Town are running out of water—and they’re not alone

By Amal Ahmed

This ‘acoustic lighthouse’ could keep birds from killing themselves on wind turbines
Environment

This ‘acoustic lighthouse’ could keep birds from killing themselves on wind turbines

By Jeremy Deaton

The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists
Environment

The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists

By Jessica Boddy

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night
Environment

The shape of your city could determine how hot it gets at night

By Marlene Cimons

These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right
Environment

These scientists think peace and quiet should be a human right

By Kate Baggaley

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future
Environment

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future

By Marlene Cimons

Wind turbines.
Environment

With wind farms, bias is in the eye of the beholder

By Jeremy Deaton and Owen Agnew

Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes
Environment

Heart attacks seem more common after extreme temperature changes

By Marlene Cimons

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too
Environment

We can’t truly protect the environment unless we tackle social justice issues, too

By Amal Ahmed

Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly
Environment

Special ‘blankets’ could help melt monstrous snowbanks more quickly

By Marlene Cimons

Temperatures across the United States on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 3 pm.
Environment

Februarys will continue to get warmer, which is good for picnics but bad for humans

By Jeremy Deaton

Graph of annual mean temperature by year from 1880-2017
Environment

What happens if Earth gets 2°C warmer?

By Jason Lederman

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move
Environment

Bats help grow our crops, but climate change has them on the move

By Marlene Cimons

The fumes from spray cleaners and perfumes are a major source of air pollution
Environment

The fumes from spray cleaners and perfumes are a major source of air pollution

By Amal Ahmed

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret
Environment

Climate change revealed this U.S. military secret

By Marlene Cimons

The UN Climate Panel needs more women
Environment

The UN Climate Panel needs more women

By Marlene Cimons

Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance
Environment

Climate scientists are working on a way to predict snow eight months in advance

By Sara Chodosh

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from
Environment

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from

By Eleanor Cummins

Here are all the ways climate change will ruin your flight
Technology

Here are all the ways climate change will ruin your flight

By Kate Baggaley

People are spending more time at home.
Environment

Staying in is good for the environment

By Marlene Cimons

Mohawk River Ice Jam
Environment

Fluctuating temperatures are causing massive river ice jams

By Stan Horaczek

The sparrows seem to be shrinking
Environment

The sparrows seem to be shrinking

By Marlene Cimons

Nuclear weapons test, 1952
Environment

What the heck is the Doomsday Clock, and why did it just tick?

By Rachel Feltman

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Environment

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground
Technology

These drones plant trees by firing seed pods at the ground

By Josh Landis and Owen Agnew

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune
Environment

Canaries in the coal emissions: why climate change makes birds change their tune

By Marlene Cimons

These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change
Environment

These companies claim blockchain could help fight climate change

By Jeremy Deaton

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change
Environment

Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

By Marlene Cimons

Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up
Environment

Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up

By Sara Chodosh

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska
Environment

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska

By Eleanor Cummins

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make
Environment

WATCH: Bill Nye on science media, politics, and the feature film he wants to make

By Jason Lederman

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient
Environment

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient

By Marlene Cimons

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future
Environment

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future

By Kate Baggaley

Icicles on branches.
Environment

Scientists are enrolling trees in a wet bark contest to understand the effects of ice storms

By Marlene Cimons

Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense
Environment

Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense

By Mary Beth Griggs

Anti-smoking tactics might help us fight climate change
Environment

Anti-smoking tactics might help us fight climate change

By Simon Dalby/The Conversation

Interstate 95 Traffic Jam In Miami
Environment

Air pollution can make kids behave badly

By Nicole Wetsman

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors
Environment

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors

By Marlene Cimons

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t
Environment

Preventing deforestation might be expensive, but it will cost us more if we don’t

By Marlene Cimons

Tesla actually built the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it works.
Environment

Tesla actually built the world’s biggest battery. Here’s how it works.

By Rob Verger

Turkey poop could help save us from ourselves
Environment

Turkey poop could help save us from ourselves

By Marlene Cimons

anesthesia
Health

Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution issue

By Nicole Wetsman

Light pollution is getting worse
Environment

Light pollution is getting worse

By Rachel Feltman

two children walking outside
Environment

Here’s even more evidence that you need to spend time enjoying nature

By Marlene Cimons

keystone
Environment

The Keystone pipeline just spilled another 210,000 gallons of oil

By Mary Beth Griggs

ford factory roof
Environment

Companies are realizing that renewable energy is good for business

By Ellen Airhart

Stop pretending that all Americans could ever go vegan
Environment

Stop pretending that all Americans could ever go vegan

By Sara Chodosh

blue marble Earth image
Technology

Should we try to fix global warming with fake volcanic eruptions? TBD.

By Mary Beth Griggs

The skyscrapers of the future could be built with the garbage of today
Environment

The skyscrapers of the future could be built with the garbage of today

By Nexus Media