Worrisome Signs Emerge for 1.5-Degree-C Climate Target
Global temperatures are inching closer to a worrisome climate milestone, scientists reported this week. That doesn’t mean ambitious climate goals
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Climate Denial Spreads on Facebook as Scientists Face Restrictions
A climate scientist says Facebook is restricting her ability to share research and fact-check posts containing climate misinformation. Those constraints
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Animal Migrations Track Climate Change
Climate change is altering the migration routes of animals worldwide. Here’s a look at new research on how two species
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Saharan Dust Plume Slams U.S., Kicking Up Climate Questions
An enormous dust cloud has finally hit the United States, after journeying 5,000 miles from the Sahara Desert across the
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Clouds May Be the Key to a Climate Modeling Mystery
The newest generation of global climate models is running hotter than earlier versions, with many models predicting stronger future warming
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The Ugly History of Climate Determinism Is Still Evident Today
When you perform a Google Image search for “victims of climate change,” the faces you see are those of Black
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Amazon creates a $2 billion climate fund, as it struggles to cut its own emissions
Amazon launched a $2 billion venture fund to invest in companies developing ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions, marking the
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A Caribbean beach could offer a crucial test in the fight to slow climate change
A pair of palm-tree-fringed coves form two narrow notches, about a quarter of a mile apart, along the shoreline of
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Small Numbers Can Have Huge Impacts on Climate and Health
Quantifying things is an overarching goal in science, but recent events have left me pondering just why that is. After
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Science On the Hill: Calculating Climate
This is a special edition of Scientific American’s Science Talk, posted on June 18, 2020. I’m Steve Mirsky. Mark Fischetti:
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