In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water … The ocean is losing its breath — here’s the global scopeRead more
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Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940s
A trove of newly uncovered documents shows that fossil fuel companies were explicitly warned of the risks of climate change decades earlier than previously suspected. … Oil Industry’s Suppression of Climate Science Began in 1940sRead more
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Krill Are Disappearing from Antarctic Waters
Most Antarctic krill are found in an area from the Weddell Sea to the waters around the Antarctic Peninsula, the finger of land that juts … Krill Are Disappearing from Antarctic WatersRead more
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Do high levels of CO2 in the past contradict the warming effect of CO2?
The Ordovician glaciation was a brief excursion to coldness during an otherwise warm era, due to a coincidence of conditions. It is completely consistent with … Do high levels of CO2 in the past contradict the warming effect of CO2?Read more
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Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate News
Yesterday, lawyers in the Netherlands won a historic court case against the Royal Dutch Shell oil company that carries the most profound implications for defusing … Big Oil Loses Big in a Day of Game-Changing Climate NewsRead more
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Global warming already responsible for one in three heat-related deaths
Between 1991 and 2018, more than a third of all deaths in which heat played a role were attributable to human-induced global warming, according to … Global warming already responsible for one in three heat-related deathsRead more
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How oil capitalists conspired to spread climate change denialism
In the summer of 1988, the United States experienced the worst heat waves and droughts since the Dust Bowl. Ominous images of burning forests, withering … How oil capitalists conspired to spread climate change denialismRead more
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Birds on top of the world, with nowhere to go
Climate change could make much of the Arctic unsuitable for millions of migratory birds that travel north to breed each year, according to a new … Birds on top of the world, with nowhere to goRead more
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How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate Crisis
The climate emergency is bigger than many experts, elected officials, and activists realize. Humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions have overheated Earth’s atmosphere, unleashing punishing heat waves, … How Warming Oceans Are Accelerating the Climate CrisisRead more
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Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than … Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960sRead more