Climate Change
Robot finds more warm water beneath Antarctica’s doomsday glacier
April 14, 2021"The good news is that we are now, for the first time, collecting data that will enable us to model the dynamics of Thwaite's glacier."
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Scientists: 4°C would unleash ‘unimaginable amounts of water’ as ice shelves collapse
April 12, 2021A new study is shedding light on just how much ice could be lost around Antarctica if the international community fails to urgently rein in planet-heating emissions.
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Scientists alarmed over surging atmospheric methane, CO2
April 8, 2021Atmospheric methane levels surged in 2020, accelerating an increasing trend, alarming scientists, and possibly auguring a vicious cycle of global heating.
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As climate changes, the Great Lakes’ deepest waters are now warming
April 6, 2021It is no secret that winter in the Great Lakes region has been significantly impacted by climate change in recent decades.
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Impoverished scavengers fight our trash problem, but they’re denied vaccines
April 1, 2021The work is dangerous, and injuries are common, so governments have an incentive to not recognize them or provide benefits like health care.
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