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Rachel Notley has a warning for Trump.

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Pollution from Canada’s oil sands may be underreported.

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Global warming is sharply raising the risk of 'unprecedented' events.

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At least global warming may get Americans off the couch more.

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The Arctic is melting and guess who faces more flooding — that’s right, South...

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The fingerprints of global warming on extreme weather.

When climate scientists examine whether the warming of the Earth has made extreme weather events such as heatwaves or downpours more likely, they generally...

Extreme Arctic melt is raising sea level rise threat; New estimate nearly twice IPCC's.

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