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‘Climate denial’ just made it into the dictionary. Wait, what?
Microplastic, omnicide, petrichor: Merriam-Webster's newest batch of environmental words.
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Why your brain doesn’t register the words ‘climate change’
You say climate change; I say global warming. Neuroscience research suggests we should call it “climate crisis."
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6 reasons national parks need saving and not just celebrating
See them while you can, because, well ...
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Coming soon to a state near you: Human composting?
Washington state is poised to become first state in the nation to legalize composting the dead.
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Hurricane season 2019 is almost here. Here’s a preview.
Coming up: T-shirt weather, blooming flowers, and ... hurricanes. Let's see what 2019 has in store.
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Climate change could push tropical diseases to Alaska, according to a new study
Nearly a billion people could be newly at risk of tropical diseases like dengue fever and Zika thanks to expanding mosquito range.
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Terrifying map shows all the parts of America that might soon flood
By the end of May, nearly 60 percent of Americans could see flooding severe enough to cause damage.
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Climate change is overwhelming our crappy water infrastructure
Six Nebraska public drinking water systems went offline, and dozens of wastewater treatment facilities failed.
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Record-breaking flooding in Nebraska is visible from space
A hurricane-strength storm system unleashed torrential rainfall over the deep Nebraska snowpack.
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Radical plan to artificially cool Earth’s climate could be safe, study finds
Experts worry that injecting sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere could put some regions at risk.
