Spring Ahead: Warmer Temperatures Arriving Earlier
On the current greenhouse emissions path, spring may start an average of three weeks earlier by 2100.…
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Warming Brings Flooding Risks, Heavier Rains
A link between deluges and floods?
Torrential downpours are becoming more common, and a new analysis warns that trend will continue …
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Nuclear Power: Is It Our Global Energy Future?
Death spiral, or slow rise?
Identical data yield drastically different conclusions about the role nuclear will play in meeting climate goals …
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Health, Climate Connection Key to Fighting Zika
El Niño, heat contribute to spread
A climate and health connection must be made to stop the Zika virus from spreading, the World Health Organization says …
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The Shum Show: Storms, Floods, and OceansWe were hit by a tidal wave of water news this week. Greta Shum has the scoop.…
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Every State’s Temperature Trend for Every Season
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Pulp Fiction: The Accounting Error That’s Warming the PlanetThis five-month Climate Central investigation reveals, renewable energy doesn’t necessarily mean clean energy. …
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Warming Brings Increasing Flood Risk And Heavier Rain
Torrential downpours are becoming more common, and a new analysis warns that trend will continue.
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Is Nuclear Power Our Energy Future, Or in a Death Spiral?
Identical data yield drastically different conclusions about the role nuclear will play in meeting climate goals.
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Climate Information Key Weapon in Fight Against Zika
A climate and health connection must be made to stop Zika spread, the World Health Organization says.
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Utilities Cut Coal Use Amid Clean Power Plan Fight
Whatever the fate of the president's most sweeping climate policy, electric companies are looking beyond coal.
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March Miracle? El Niño-Fueled Storms Return to California
El Niño-fueled storms have returned to California, but they won't come close to ending the drought.
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Mud Shortage Eroding California’s Climate Defenses
As California scrambles to restore marshes to protect against floods, it's confronting a mud shortage.
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Another Month, Another Troubling Arctic Sea Ice Record
For the second month in a row this winter, Arctic sea ice set a record for lowest extent.
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What To Know About February’s Satellite Temp Record
Why February's satellite temperature data spike is — and isn't — a big deal.
