It ends up that just a half degree C – less than 1 degree F – leads to far more serious impacts.
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Deep sea trawling unleashes carbon from the ocean floor
Sediments at the bottom of the ocean store more carbon than all the soil on Earth.
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Indigenous rancher is a 125th-generation land steward
Kelsey Ducheneaux-Scott uses regenerative grazing to mimic the impact that bison once had on the Great Plains.
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Maritime shipping causes more greenhouse gases than airlines
Fossil-fuel-burning ships transport a vast amount of cargo across the world’s oceans each year.
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Report: Households waste more than 500 million metric tons of food each year
That’s more than is wasted in restaurants and grocery stores combined.
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Midwest escapes a potential derecho
High winds across Wisconsin were less intense than feared.
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New technology offers insights on Southern Ocean’s carbon secrets
Autonomous Saildrones improve winter data collection of waters surrounding Antarctica and improve understanding of carbon uptake.
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Sea-level rise rates more than double along part of U.S. East Coast
Melting glacial ice and warming oceans are the biggest causes of this change.
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Fierce winds, tornado threat looming for Wisconsin
A corridor of destructive wind could plow across the region late Wednesday.
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How to keep groceries and the planet cool
Many older refrigerators contain potent heat-trapping gases, so they must be recycled properly.
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Loon Preservation Committee works to keep loons’ eerie call echoing across New Hampshire’s lakes
A short video from Local Motives dives into how climate change impacts the iconic northern bird.
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Heat waves pose extra dangers to people experiencing homelessness
It’s hard to stay cool when you must spend many hours outdoors.