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Climate Change

As the Planet Warms, What Happens to the Reindeer?

Ecologists are racing across the ice to find out how climate change will affect the Arctic natives

Cool Finds

Hamburg Plans to Become Car-Free By 2034

But should there really be zero cars?

Coal was once the most common source of energy in the United States, but it has been overtaken by petroleum and, more recently, natural gas.

New Research

Natural Gas Really Is Better Than Coal

If too much methane leaks during production, though, the benefits will be lost

New Research

Here’s Where Species Loss From Climate Change Will Probably Be Most Extreme

Impacts to species around the world due to climate change are uncertain, but here’s a data-backed idea of how things will play out

New Research

Myth Debunked: Wind Farms Don’t Alter the Climate

A model indicates that doubling Europe’s number of wind turbines would have a negligible effect on temperature and precipitation

Lake Waiau in Hawaii shrunk to the size of a pond in just a few years. Scientists still aren't sure why the lake began to dry up.

A World of Vanishing Lakes

From the Dead Sea to a Louisiana lake that was sucked into the Earth, the stories behind the disappearances are varied

Cool Finds

A Swarm of Tumbleweed-Like Robots Might Be the Ideal Desert Data Gatherers

The hardy robots can traverse places that would be difficult or very expensive to send human data-gatherers

Excessive heat and drought in England currently is a relatively rare and mild occurrence, but it's predicted to get much worse in the coming decades.

New Research

In the Next 40 Years, Heat-Related Deaths Could More Than Double in the U.K.

As the world warms up, the number of heat-related deaths will likely increase across the board

The Hetch Hetchy reservoir is one of California's crucial reservoirs.

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California’s Crucial Reservoirs Are Running Low, And That’s Even Worse Than It Sounds

An ongoing drought has drained California dry

New Research

No Two Savannas Are Exactly Alike

Which means climate change will impact them differently

Canada

Stunning Bubbles Frozen Under Lake Abraham

Frozen bubbles of methane trapped beneath Alberta’s Lake Abraham are beautiful, but dangerous if popped

Australia has a long record of devastating tropical cyclones, such as Yasi, which made landfall in Queensland in February 2011. But a new study finds such storms to be on the decline.

Australian Cyclone Activity Hits Record Low Levels

Climate change may explain the recent drop, scientists say

New Research

Climate Change Is Already Causing Mass Human Migration

When temperatures are high, Pakistani men are 11 times more likely to move out of town

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2013 Continues 37-Year Warm Streak

Yep, global warming is still a thing. The last time it was cold, globally, was in 1976.

Clouds of haze rise above China, largely the result of the country's massive manufacturing industry.

Air Pollution in China Is Spreading Across the Pacific to the U.S.

China is sending detectable levels of pollution to the U.S., but a significant fraction of it results from manufacturing products for American customers

An elephant seal from the Kerguelen islands with a logger device attached to his head, just before his departure back to sea.

Seals Are Scientists’ Little Helpers for Collecting Ocean Data

For the past 10 years, hundreds of seals equipped with special headgear have collected crucial data on ocean temperature and salinity for scientists

People bake in the heat at this year's Australian Open.

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It’s So Hot They Had to Suspend the Australian Open Because Players Were Passing Out

Australia is getting hotter, creating dangerous conditions for everyone

New Research

We’ve Got 1.5 Billion Years Left With a Habitable Earth

And then we need to get off this rock

Part of the primary mirror for the James Webb Space Telescope. Imagine this, but... more.

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No One Trusts Geoengineering—But Pretty Soon It’s Not Going To Be a Choice

We’re very quickly running out of time to deal with rising carbon emissions

California redwoods can live for more than a thousand years.

Save the Big Trees!

A large tree grows more quickly and sucks up a lot more carbon than a smaller one, scientists find

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