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Climate change has minor impact on marmots for now

Climate change is causing marmots to move, but not far, according to a recent study by SLF biologist Anne Kempel. She investigated the altitude at which most marmots currently live and compared her findings with data from ...

Abrupt climate shifts likely as global temperatures keep rising

As temperatures, biodiversity losses, and sea levels rise globally, scientists are concerned about the likelihood of abrupt climatic shifts occurring, particularly within sensitive subsystems of the climate system such as ...

Ocean warming slows growth of even hardy Caribbean coral species

A long-term study investigating the growth of corals in the Caribbean over the past century has shown that even stress-tolerant species of corals are finding it difficult to adapt to increasing ocean temperatures and other ...

World's major courts take growing role in climate fight

The world's top court is poised to tell governments what their legal obligations are to tackle global warming, and possibly outline consequences for polluters that cause climate harm to vulnerable countries.

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