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Yellowstone Park ecosystem is changing for the worse
This article describes the impact that global warming is having on Yellowstone National Park. It is not good.
In Yellowstone National Park, warming has brought rapid changes. Winters are shorter. Less snow is falling. Summers are hotter and drier. In a few decades, this iconic American landscape will not be the same. Bison and […]
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Arctic ecosystem research in jeopardy
This article discusses how Arctic ecosystem research is in jeopardy. As one of Russia’s aging marine research vessels burns at port in Murmansk, scientists warn there is no capacity left to do ecosystem mapping.
The fire onboard the «Vilnyus» started early morning on the 1st of November and destroyed the ship’s […]
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Report: No G20 countries are meeting climate targets
This article discusses a report that shows that no G20 countries are meeting climate targets agreed to in the Paris meetings.
None of the countries that make up the G20 group of major world economies is on course to adequately reduce climate change, with 82% of the bloc’s […]
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This Unique Andean Ecosystem is Warming Almost as Fast as the Arctic
This article discusses a unique Andean Ecosystem that is warming almost as fast as the Arctic.
Daniel Ruiz-Carrascal stands on a mound of jagged rocks that seem out of place in the otherwise smooth and grassy landscape. “The glacier was here in the mid-1500s,” he explains. The white peak of […]
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Study: Want To Slow Down Climate Change? Plant A Tree
This article discusses how to slow down climate change – planting trees.
Massachusetts should plant more trees, and stop cutting them down, to help avert the worst consequences of climate change, according to a new study.
Published Wednesday in Science Advances, the study is the most comprehensive to date […]
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Report: Trump team plans to promote fossil fuels at UN climate event
This article discusses the idiocy of the Trump administration – planning to promote fossil fuels at UN climate event.
The Trump administration plans to again promote fossil fuels at the annual U.N. climate talks next month, three sources told Reuters.
“Quite frankly, the U.S. is the only party to the convention […]
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‘How do I break bad news about climate change?’ A six-step guide
This article discusses how to break the bad news about climate change. It provides a six-step guide to honest and compassionate conversations.
Mentally prepare to deliver the bad news
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Find out what the other person already knows
Seek an invitation to provide information
Share what you know
Address emotions
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Beavers: Humanity’s natural ally in combating climate change? Yes!
This article discusses how beavers can help us combat climate change. This industrious rodent could help in efforts to combat climate change … if we don’t kill them first.
For her part, Guzzi says she was inspired by the ordeal to launch a nonprofit organization, the Sierra Wildlife Coalition, […]
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Climate change and the oceans – Book Reviews
This article provides a selection of key book titles for learning more about how the changing climate is affecting processes that determine how the planet’s oceans function.
Oceans cover about 71 percent of Earth’s surface. Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, they have provided the single largest sink for the […]
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Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’
This article describes how Trump continues to lie about environmental issues. Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’. On Twitter, the president claimed that the state’s wildfire woes are a result of poor forest management. The truth is more complicated.
As Californians were fleeing the huge wildfires that have left […]
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