Climate change

Scientists Disagree About Drivers of September’s Global Temperature Spike, but It Has Most of Them Worried

A woman reacts as a wildfire burns at Palem Raya Regency in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatera, Indonesia on September 18,…

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Eelgrass Meadows Power Biodiversity and Climate Resilience, but Need Protection

Photo: Scientists sample eelgrass in the South Slough, in Charleston, Oregon, along the state’s south coast. This flowering marine plant…

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Utah’s clawing way out of an extreme water deficit. Will it last?

Photo: Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Glen Canyon Dam holds back Lake Powell in Page, Ariz., on Monday, July 18, 2022.…

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Pope Francis: ‘Irresponsible’ Western Lifestyles Push the World to ‘the Breaking Point’ on Climate

The 86-year-old leader of the 1.3 billion-member Catholic Church bluntly urges more aggressive action to curb emissions at the next…

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Wildfires, Flooding, Heat: How Climate Change Upended Summer – The New York Times

Why Summers May Never Be the Same The globe’s warmest months on record redefined summer for many Americans. It felt…

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‘Watershed moment’: California enters climate litigation fray

California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) fields questions during an Aug. 28 news conference in Los Angeles. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP…

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What Your Insurer Is Trying to Tell You About Climate Change

Illustration by Jared Bartman / The Atlantic. Sources: Getty; Rawpixel. Insurers are trying to send a message. The government is…

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Native nations and UC scientists join together in the climate fight

$7 million grant advances Indigenous and academic partnership Indigenous land-management strategies have been largely missing from modern attempts to combat…

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El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common

Via UCSB THE CURRENT The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly,…

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Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under “Deep Uncertainty” Approaches

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change.  This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the…

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