Some fish fared better than others amid the extreme temperatures of the 2016 heatwave.
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The 2016 heatwave that caused mass bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef didn’t just kill corals - it also significantly changed the makeup of fish communities that call these reefs home.
Fighting wildfires with air tankers, like this one dropping fire retardant on the Willow Fire in California on September 2, 2015, is expensive and not always effective.
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A perfect storm of climate, forestry, development and fire management trends are driving up the costs of fighting wildfires.
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A climate scientist explains what is going on with this heatwave.
PM-3A McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
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For just ten years Antarctica was home to a nuclear power station called “Nukey Poo”.
Young activists rallying in Paris before the landmark 2015 climate summit.
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This weekend sees a major youth climate rally in Washington DC. But do young people really hold the key to overcoming climate inaction, or are we wrong to put our faith in their ability to drive change?
Forest near Sarayaku, Ecuador.
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What drives the emergence and disappearance of species? By modeling the fundamental processes of evolution and ecology on geographical scales, new research spotlights topography and climatic shifts.
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Energy experts are getting excited about a proposed solar farm in Kent and what it could mean for a clean energy future.
Former EPA chief Scott Pruitt, second from left, conferring with auto industry leaders.
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The environmental responsibility some businesses say they embrace is only a veneer.
Finally, our national obsession with weather is useful for something.
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Yesterday’s weather helps make sense of today’s, but how will this change as the climate changes?
New Zealand is considering whether or not agricultural greenhouse gases should be considered as part of the country’s transition to a low-emission economy.
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New Zealand could become the first country to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
Cape Town narrowly avoided “Day Zero,” but that doesn’t mean the city is resilient to future water shortages.
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Cape Town faced down “Day Zero” earlier this year, but that doesn’t mean its water system is resilient. Other cities should also take note.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, seen here walking on the front lawn of the Ontario Legislature in June, is vowing to deliver on his campaign promise to scrap the “disastrous” cap-and-trade system and fight a federal carbon tax.
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Ontario and Saskatchewan are vociferously fighting the federal government’s carbon tax efforts. But rather than back down, Ottawa should embrace a simple, fair and transparent “carbon dividend.”
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England’s out of the World Cup, but the UK can at least enjoy the weather… can’t it?
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Under the terms of the current treaty all commercial mining is forbidden, but rumblings of discontent are stirring beneath the ice.
President Donald Trump shakes the hand of EPA chief Scott Pruitt after he announcing the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate agreement on June 1, 2017. Pruitt submitted his resignation in July 2018 after a series of scandals.
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Conservatives have long tried to attack regulators such as the EPA with “weaponized transparency”. Coupled with the inflation of uncertainty, the intent is to make regulations impossible.
The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty, July 1, 2018.
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July is the hottest month in much of North America. Experts explain who is most affected by heat waves and ways to cope with them.
A farmer plows a dry and dusty cotton field near Phoenix, Ariz., while a drought affects the Southwest.
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Desertification is a problem of global proportions. If action isn’t taken now, it will accelerate and fuel further migration and conflict.
Whistling tree frogs, Litoria verreauxii, are one of the species monitored around Canberra for their response to climate change.
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Climate change can seem far removed from our everyday lives, which is why a citizen science program measuring how frogs are dealing with a warming world is so important.
Superstorm Sandy wrecked these Rhode Island cottages in 2012.
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There are precedents for trying to make the industries responsible for climate change foot the bill for adapting to a changed climate.
Widespread mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpenteria.
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Australia has seen an unprecedented number of widespread, catastrophic transformations in response to extreme weather events.