climate change
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Los Angeles Is the Most Climate-Vulnerable County in the U.S.
Thanks to global warming, climate disasters are set to impact pretty much every corner of the world, but of course, some places are getting hit first and worst. A new federal report shows which parts of the U.S. are most in danger.
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Buildings Are Becoming a Huge Source of Carbon Pollution
Carbon emissions from buildings reached an all-time high, according to a new United Nations report. In 2019, buildings were responsible for 9.95 gigatons of carbon — up from 9.7 gigatons in 2018 — accounting for 38% of the world’s output of the planet-warming gas.
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Arctic Ocean: Climate Change Is Flooding the Remote North With Light and New Species
At just over 14 million square kilometres, the Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s oceans. It is also the coldest. An expansive raft of sea ice floats near its centre, expanding in the long, cold, dark winter, and contracting in the summer, as the Sun climbs higher in the sky. Every…
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South Africa Wants to Dim the Sun
It’s a plan worthy of a sci-fi movie. Scientists in South Africa want to dim sunlight in order to stop severe drought from occurring in Cape Town.