Southern California depends on the mountain snowpack for part of its water — and that snow is about to get less reliable
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Sorry, a TIME Magazine Cover Did Not Predict a Coming Ice Age
A doctored TIME magazine cover warns of a coming ice age. But the reality remains that the world is warming, thanks chiefly to human action
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How Human Activity — and Extinctions — Are Driving Evolution
When humans cause species to go extinct, the effects ripple throughout the surrounding ecosystem
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The Oklahoma Mega-Twister Is More Weather Than Climate Change
The unusually powerful tornado that killed more than 30 people in Oklahoma naturally raises worries that climate change could be bringing stronger storms. But the science doesn’t yet support that.
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Studies of the Past Show an Ice-Free Arctic Could Be in Our Future [UPDATE]
Human civilization didn’t exist the last time that carbon levels in the atmosphere were as high as they are now. As a new study shows, temperatures were much higher—and the Arctic was largely ice free.
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Antarctica: It’s Getting Hot at the Bottom of the Planet
A new study shows that temperatures in West Antarctica—which has enough ice to raise sea levels by 10 ft.—are rising nearly twice as fast as scientists had believed.
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The History of Global Climate Negotiations, in 83 Seconds
All you need to know about why we can’t get a global climate deal.
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Climate Change: Polar Ice Sheets Melting Faster, Raising Sea Levels
The rate of polar ice-sheet melting is key to calculating how fast sea levels are rising. Now, scientists have a new analysis of polar ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica—and the numbers aren’t good for the planet.
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The Grand Canyon in Antarctica
A team of British researchers have discovered a rift in the rock of West Antarctica that runs as deep as the Grand Canyon. The Ferringo rift as its called is bringing more warm sea water into the interior of the Antarctic ice …
