The sinking city: Floods the new reality of life by the river.
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Christchurch is at threat of becoming a sinking city, as the water table rises along the Avon River, those nearby suburbs will become...
How the Bay Area is restoring nature's delicate balance.
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San Francisco's Financial District sits atop what was once Yerba Buena Cove. After the Gold Rush of 1849 the harbor was...
Trump will withdraw US from Paris climate agreement.
By MICHAEL D. SHEARJune 1, 2017WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global...
Turtle nesting rebound in Cuba may be threatened by climate change.
Turtle conservation efforts in Cuba may be winning the battle only to lose the war.
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As rising seas erode shorelines, Tasmania shows what can be lost.
By JUSTIN GILLISApril 26, 2017ISLE OF THE DEAD, Tasmania — Maybe the hardened convicts who carved the 19th-century gravestones dotting this tiny island were barely literate,...
Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2018 is sixth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its summer minimum extent for the year, clocking in at 4.59m square kilometres (sq km), which puts it joint...
Hyperthermals: What can they tell us about modern global warming?
Around 50m years ago, Earth was struck by a series of short-term phases of rapid global warming, known collectively as “hyperthermals”.
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Scaling back the Mississippi Delta.
An invasion of tiny insects is killing swaths of coastal marsh at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and has turned an already unraveling...
Florida makes case for climate research at Mar-a-Lago's doorstep.
The coastal city of West Palm Beach, Fla., was the scene of a Senate field hearing on sea-level rise yesterday. Photo by D Ramey...
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