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With the world on the line, scientists outline the paths to survival
This article discusses how dangerous climate change is. With the world on the line, scientists outline the paths to survival.
This week, scientists and representatives from every country on Earth are gathering in South Korea to put the finishing touches on a report that, if followed, would change the course of […]
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This bee species may be endangered by climate change
This article discusses how certain types of bees may be endangered by climate change – a few degrees of warming make a big difference.
Across the western U.S., a shiny green bee pollinates manzanita shrubs and overwinters in the boreholes of trees.
But warming temperatures could make it harder for this species, Osmia ribifloris, […]
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Study: When will a warming Earth copy the greenhouse effect of Venus?
This article discusses looking at what happened to Venus as a result of the Greenhouse effect. Modelling finds the precious equilibrium between temperature and radiation breaks down beyond a certain point, spelling big trouble.
Climate models show a warming Earth radiates more heat into space, but when pushed too far, […]
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New Climate Debate: How to Adapt to the End of the World
This article discusses a new climate debate: How to Adapt to the End of the World. Researchers are now thinking about the potential for a complete collapse of the earth’s climate, to the point where only a few will survive. They are thinking about how to prepare for […]
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Antarctica’s Rapidly Changing Plants Reveal New Frontier of Climate Change
Despite what we think we know about Antarctica, it’s not all snow and ice. The largely frozen continent has a very short summer, which brings ice melts that […]
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Study: Our seasons are out of whack, which is really bad for migratory birds
This article discusses the impact on migratory birds from climate change – it is not good. Spring is advancing much faster in northern areas than it is in southern areas throughout three migration routes.
Generally in North America, spring is arriving earlier and earlier. But this shift isn’t uniform […]
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Study: As temperatures rise, wildflowers are under stress
This article discusses how climate change will impact wildflowers, and those creatures that rely on them to survive. In western high country, a decline in wildflowers could trigger a cascade of changes.
Every summer, hikers and photographers look forward to bursting blooms of alpine wildflowers in the high country of […]
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Study: Global warming is pushing alpine animals to mountain peaks — and extinction
This article discusses how global warming is pushing alpine animals to mountain peaks — and extinction.
Alpine animals are being pushed higher up their mountain habitats at an alarming rate due to global warming, according to a new B.C. study.
The trend puts both plants and animals at greater risk for […]
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Climate change will drastically alter Yellowstone in coming decades
This article discusses how climate change will drastically alter Yellowstone in coming decades.
Warmer temperatures, longer and more volatile fire seasons, shorter winters, less snowfall and significant changes in the dominant species of plants: The iconic park you see here today will be fundamentally altered by global warming […]
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Caches of mummified penguins warn of climate-change impacts
This article discusses how climate-change impacted Adélie penguins. Two die-offs are traced to climatic episodes similar to those expected as Earth warms.
A throng of mummified penguins in Antarctica has been linked to long stretches of abnormally heavy precipitation, which caused the birds’ deaths centuries ago.
Long Peninsula in East Antarctica […]
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