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In another sign the planet’s in trouble, NASA and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last year was the planet’s warmest since record-keeping began in 1880, and...
View ArticleFrom Rainy Texas to Scorching India, This Has Been a Month of Strange Weather...
Even for a world getting used to wild weather, May seems stuck on strange. Torrential downpours in Texas that have whiplashed the region from drought to flooding. A heat wave that has killed more than...
View ArticleOn Top of Warming, Some Places Getting More Weather Patterns That Bring...
Daily weather patterns have changed in recent decades, making eastern North America, Europe and western Asia more prone to nastier summer heatwaves that go beyond global warming, a new study finds… In...
View ArticleScientists: Rapidly Warming Ocean is a Key Factor in Collapse of New...
The rapid warming of waters off New England is a key factor in the collapse of the region’s cod fishery, and changes to the species’ management are needed to save one of America’s oldest industries,...
View ArticleWhen Eating Clean Is Dirty: Chipotle, ‘Fresh’ Offerings and Food Safety
Environment and animal rights groups have praised Chipotle for its sustainable and humane practices, but its recent food poisoning outbreaks illustrate the challenges that can come with living up to...
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