Most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren’t being discussed
Governments and schools are not communicating the most effective ways for individuals to reduce their carbon footprints, according to new research. The study found...
Melting ice sheets are releasing pollutants in our water — bacteria could take some...
Melting Ice Sheets Are Releasing Toxins in Our Water — Bacteria Could Take Some of That Out of Play
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Reclaiming history: Oahu’s last Hawaiian fishing village.
Isaiah Longboy lives in Mililani but spends his free time on Mokauea Island, a 13-acre island known as Oahu’s last Hawaiian fishing village.
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Controversy explodes over renewable energy.
Controversy Explodes over Renewable Energy
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A heated debate in the pages of one of the country’s most renowned scientific journals has gained national...
Kiribati confronts climate upheaval by preparing for ‘migration with dignity.’
Climate change impacts and overpopulation are pushing Kiribati citizens to plan for a potential future migration en-masse.
Still, many I-Kiribati fear losing cultural identity in...
Standing Rock Sioux to spearhead $1 million in renewable energy projects.
Throughout much of 2016 and into the winter of 2017, water protectors stood fast against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), even in the face...
Most comprehensive database on past global changes is online
Climate scientists will now be able to more accurately study the pattern and causes of global surface temperature changes than was previously possible, thanks...
Warm winter events in Arctic becoming more frequent, lasting longer
Arctic winter warming events -- winter days where temperatures peak above 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius) -- are a normal part of...
‘Big Muddy’ Missouri river needs a plan
As the Missouri River flows across the Great Plains to where it meets the Mississippi River at St. Louis, it accumulates such a large...
Warmer Arctic linked to weaker vegetation growth in North America
The warmer Arctic has triggered cooler winters and springs in North America, which has in turn weakened vegetation growth and lowered carbon uptake capacity...
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