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Protecting Ocean Waters Will Aid Climate Adaptation

Protecting Ocean Waters Will Aid Climate Adaptation

  • Published: Jun 5th, 2017

Protecting open ocean from industrial uses is key to addressing climate change, a new study says.

Carbon Dioxide Set an All-Time Monthly High

Carbon Dioxide Set an All-Time Monthly High

  • Published: Jun 2nd, 2017

May 2017 marked a new atmospheric carbon dioxide peak. It's the highest it's likely been in human history.

Trump’s Base the Big Winner from Paris Withdrawal

Trump’s Base the Big Winner from Paris Withdrawal

  • Published: Jun 1st, 2017

Trump’s decision to quit the Paris agreement handed a symbolic victory to his nationalist supporters.

Warming Could Push Earth’s Rains Northward

Warming Could Push Earth’s Rains Northward

  • Published: May 31st, 2017

Rain belts could be pushed northward as the Northern Hemisphere warms faster than the Southern Hemisphere.

World’s First Commercial CO2 Capture Plant Goes Live

World’s First Commercial CO2 Capture Plant Goes Live

  • Published: May 31st, 2017

The world's first commercial direct carbon capture plant is set to begin operations near Zurich this week.

Budget Guts U.S. Carbon Capture, Storage Research

Budget Guts U.S. Carbon Capture, Storage Research

  • Published: May 25th, 2017

The White House's proposed 2018 budget slashes funding for federal carbon capture and storage programs.

Focus on Carbon Removal a ‘High-Stakes Gamble’

Focus on Carbon Removal a ‘High-Stakes Gamble’

  • Published: May 18th, 2017

Don't bet the future of the climate on negative emissions technology, Stanford University scientists say.

Sharp Rise in Flooding Ahead for World’s Poorest

Sharp Rise in Flooding Ahead for World’s Poorest

  • Published: May 18th, 2017

Some of the world’s most vulnerable live in the tropics, where sea rise will cause a sharp rises in floods.