climate change in the united states
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Headed to ‘Potential Collapse’: Alarm Bells Are Blaring in New Climate Report
Global climate extremes are adding up, and scientists are warning with renewed urgency that both natural and human systems are at risk of collapse. In a new report published in the journal BioScience, researchers analyze what they describe as 35 planetary vital signs used to track climate change. They found that 20 of the 35…
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American Politicians Reckon Planting a Trillion Trees Will Allow Them to Continue Pumping Gas
The idea became popular after a 2019 study was published, but the authors have since clarified that planting trees won’t stop climate change.
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Extreme Weather Events Cost the U.S. $145 Billion in 2021
Regular Earther readers will know there was no shortage of apocalyptic weather disasters plaguing the U.S. last year, from pipe-bursting freezes in Texas to road warping heat in the Pacific Northwest to an endless parade of wildfires mixed in for good measure. Now, a new report from the National Centres for Environmental Information (NCEI) provides…