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global warming

Environment
In Antarctica, the impulse to explore clashes with the need to protect 
7:30
Climate science and solutions
Is Europe ill-prepared for flood disasters?
5:32
Tropical forest Indonesia
Environment
Tropical forests are becoming net carbon producers, instead of carbon sinks
China says it will invest another $361 dollars in renewable energy over the next four years and create 13 million new jobs in the sector, building on previous massive investments. The country already has the largest capacity of solar p
Environment
Donald Trump sees the future in coal. China sees the future in renewables. Who’s making the safer bet?
The Obama administration's plan to clamp down on climate pollution from coal-fired power plants like this one in Wyoming hit a potentially big speed bump at the Supreme Court this week.
Environment
A Supreme Court speed bump could signal big trouble for Obama’s signature climate plan
Dark rock above the Helheim glacier in southeastern Greenland marks its former level, before a sudden and dramatic retreat of hit many Greenland glaciers a decade ago. Scientists working on the Helheim and the fjord it drains into are looking for clues to
Environment
In Greenland, a climate change mystery with clues written in water and stone
Kivalina, AK
Environment
Will these Alaska villagers be America’s first climate change refugees?
Oregon dry lakebedEmigrant Lake near Ashland, Oregon in October 2014. Current drought conditions have caused the lake to fall to less than 10 percent of its capacity.
Environment
The worst droughts in 1,000 years may be on the horizon for the American West
Environment
ISIS is using water as a weapon in Iraq