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It’s so obvious we forget it: an extreme-weather event becomes a disaster only if it hits where people and their possessions are. Of the 19 tropical storms that were tracked during this summer’s Atlantic hurricane season, 10 …
The lidless eyes of the satellites circle the Earth, looking down upon the surface. The images that satellites like the U.S. Geological Survey’s Landsat 7 become instant feedback about our effect on the planet, how the Earth is
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Everyone’s an astronomer as the search for mysterious matter goes wide
Qatar is a desert nation with lots of oil and natural gas, but little arable land. That’s meant importing most of the food the country needs, but with climate change threatening agriculture, Qatar is willing to spend billions to …
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The U.S. experienced the worst drought in half a century this year. But it’s nothing compared to the man-made devastation of the Dust Bowl, as a new documentary shows.
The doublethink behind understanding consequences and acting despite them
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A strange, free-range world is found
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The IEA predicts that the U.S. will soon become the world’s biggest supplier of crude, thanks to a homegrown boom in production from shale oil. But while more domestic production will help the economy, it won’t ensure that the …
A familiar modern problem may have wiped out a grand ancient culture
