Between 18,000 and 11,000 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere suddenly shot up. This caused rapid global warming, the mass melting of glaciers, and the end of the last ice age.
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Successful test results of a new machine learning (ML) technique developed at Georgia Tech could help communities prepare for extreme weather and coastal flooding. The approach could also be applied to other models that predict ...
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Transitioning to clean energy is not just about reducing carbon emissions—it's also about saving lives. According to a Princeton-led study, reducing emissions from American power plants, buildings, and vehicles not only ...
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The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California's renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents to take note if they ...
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The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change has passed. Only 15 countries met it—less than 8% of the 194 parties currently signed up for the Paris agreement, ...
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Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical.
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In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe's Alps and Pyrenees lost 40% of their glacier volume from 2000 to 2023. These and other icy regions have provided freshwater for ...
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Lower-income countries must explore alternative funding strategies after the US pulled out of a global fund to compensate them for the worst impacts of the climate crisis, say analysts.
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Switching to stricter California-style limits on truck emissions would prevent 500 deaths per year in the greater Chicago region by 2050, according to a new study from Northwestern University.
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Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world's most impoverished regions, pushing thousands of people into distress and leaving experts wondering whether more frequent storms will become ...
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