The study’s authors and outside experts say it’s not the raw numbers that bother them. It’s how fast those numbers are increasing
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Scientists find unexpected factor that could be driving Greenland’s ice loss
Turns out, cloud cover, especially at night, can produce a significant amount of runoff. Here’s how it happens.
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Research shows huge icebergs slowing down climate change
Massive icebergs spur the growth of tiny marine organisms that store carbon in the deep sea.
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Obama’s State of Union proposals often hit wall in Congress
Obama will go before Congress on Tuesday night with his final State of the Union speech and prospects are bleak for big agreements.
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While denying climate change in Washington, Big Oil braced for a hotter planet
From the North Sea to the Canadian Arctic, oil companies have raised the decks of offshore platforms, protected pipelines from increasing coastal erosion, and designed helipads, pipelines and roads to withstand a warmer climate.
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Urban sprawl, levees blamed in Midwest floods
When we try to tame it, ‘Mother Nature and Old Man River will fight back,’ an emergency official says.
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Recent data show uptick in Maine’s greenhouse gas emissions
Maine’s greenhouse gas pollution is generally trending downward, but increasing pollution from motor vehicles – the biggest source of the problem – could wipe out recent gains from renewable energy and more efficient buildings.
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Exxon Mobil suspected of hiding research on effects of climate change
New York’s attorney general wants to know if the oil company deceived investors by concealing the risks to its business.