climate variability and change
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Madagascar Is Suffering Through Catastrophic Famine
Many of the climate disasters that have been front-and-centre this summer are fast-moving and devastating: fires and floods that hit quickly and leave a trail of destruction in their wake. But a slow-moving, drought-induced famine in Madagascar could preview other crises in store for our climate future.
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NASA: Earth Is Absorbing an ‘Unprecedented’ Amount of Heat
Ominous new research shows that the Earth is taking in a shocking amount of heat. In the past 15 years, the amount of incoming solar radiation trapped on the surface and in the oceans has doubled.
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Natural Gas Is Now More Deadly Than Coal in 19 U.S. States
Unhealthy air pollution generally brings to mind coal-fired plants spewing black soot from a smokestack. But that image may quickly be becoming outdated. A study published on Wednesday in Environmental Research Letters found that using natural gas and biomass in sources like buildings and industrial boilers actually caused more deaths in 19 states as a…
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How Big Meat Is Funding Climate Denial and Polluting the Planet
Move over, Big Oil, and make some room for Big Meat at the climate shame table. A new study shows agribusiness is a major source climate misinformation as well as carbon emissions.