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Effects of global warming

A boy plays in a fountain to cool off as temperatures approach 100 degrees Fahrenheit, July 18, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. 
Health & Medicine
A warming climate leads to more pediatric ER visits, study shows
Smoke rises from wildfires near Berezovka River in Russia
A heat wave in Siberia signals dangerous Arctic warming
Diver with corals
Climate Change
Transplanting resilient corals may help them survive climate change
Drone footage shows large icebergs that have recently broken off the ice shelf in West Antarctica.
If Thwaites Glacier collapses, it would change global coastlines forever
A sun sets behind a cloud over a grey body of water
The Big Melt
Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw. Here’s why we should all care.
Mexico Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Michael
Climate Change
Even a slight increase in global warming could be catastrophic, experts warn
people ride motorcycles through heavy pollution in china
Climate Change
UN climate warning: Immediate change needed to preserve ‘life as we know it’
Snow is blown off of the calving front off of Thurston Island in western Antarctica in this photo, taken in November 2014. New findings show the western side of Antarctica to be more vulnerable to warming oceans — and increased ice loss — than first thoug
A scientist’s response to Antarctic ice loss: ‘We can act.’
This rendering depicts an aerial view of a flooded National Mall area in Washington, DC, in 2100 if global emissions rise and a Category 3 hurricane hits the city. It was included in an October 2016 webinar by University of Colorado Boulder’s Maria Caffre
Environment
National Park Service restores climate change language in new report after being accused of censoring science
Thwaites Glacier
Environment
Just how unstable is the massive Thwaites glacier? Scientists are about to find out.
National Guard in Puerto Rico
Environment
The US Defense Department takes climate change seriously
Glacier National Bjorn Beer
Lifestyle
A writer moves to Montana to hike, ski, and to watch the glaciers disappear
Boreal forest fire
Environment
In the ‘new North,’ forest fires are permanently altering the landscape
Yedoma permafrost
Environment
Thawing permafrost could have catastrophic consequences, scientists warn
NASA's Airborne Snow Observatory flies above the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California.
Environment
How California is surviving its new water crisis
El Niño Makes Atlantic hurricanes less likely.
Environment
Welcome to the ‘Double El Niño’ — and more extreme weather
Scientists setting up GPS sensors to measure "accelerated uplift" in Iceland.
Environment
Melting glaciers lift Iceland — literally
Environment
Two new studies suggest more melting is in store for the Greenland ice sheet
Sea ice melt
Environment
Melting Arctic sea ice doubles the chances of harsh winters in other parts of the world
Vehicles submerged in flood waters along the South Platte River near Greenley, Colorado in 2013. Scientists believe climate change is already bringing more flooding to river corridors and coastal areas around the world.
Environment
The climate word of the day is ‘irreversible’
Environment
A new report confirms that Antarctica is melting–still slowly, but twice as fast as four years ago
Dust storm Melbourne Australia
Environment
The Pacific Ocean is gearing up for a big El Niño
Environment
A thawing ocean floor pours methane into the atmosphere — and it’s only getting worse
Environment
This story is about tropical skiing, climate change and turning lemons into lemonade
Greenland Melt Music
Environment
Research suggests global warming related to increased violence
Environment
Climate disruption and sea level rise
Environment
Greenland ice sheet experiences massive melt in mid-July
Environment
Huge ice island breaks off of Greenland glacier
Development & Education
Climate change and third-world economies
Environment
Climate change and America’s poor
Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise
Greenland Melt Music
Land Rising
Environment
An Arctic Climate Catastrophe?
Environment
Satellites Reveal Sudden Greenland Ice Melt
Winners and Losers: How Climate Change Affects Coral Reefs
Ocean Extinction Trend
Science Podcast: Climate Change in the Himalayas
Arctic Melting Speeds Up Rising Sea Levels
Environment
Greenland ice sheets melting faster than predicted
Under An Arizona Sun
The Economics of Climate Change
Dire Warnings for the Fate of Rain Forests
Globe Ablaze
West Antartica Ice Sheet
Feedback Loop
Ancient Ice Core
SEA TEMPERATURE CHANGE
MELTING ICE DISPLAY
Antarctica Series: Part 3 – Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?
Antarctica Series: Part 3 – Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?
Antarctica Series, Part 3: Is Global Warming Affecting Polar Ice Shelves?
People are Warming the Planet
Global Warming and the Shifting Seasons
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Getting to the Bottom of Methane
Melting at the Top of the World
Arctic Methane
Not-So-Perma Permafrost