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Earth seen from 1 million miles (1.6 million km) away. Global warming is the gradual heating of the planet's surface, oceans and atmosphere.

What is global warming?

By Stephanie Pappas last updated

Global warming is the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere.

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Frequent Fires? New Tool Reveals Climate Impact by ZIP Code (Op-Ed)

By Frances Beinecke last updated

From fires to floods, tool reveals climate hazards by ZIP Code.

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Marine stratocumulus clouds, algae snot, cloud formation

Sea Creatures Make Brighter Clouds to Cool the Earth

By Elizabeth Goldbaum last updated

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Sunset is coming for South Col Glacier, the highest glacier on Mount Everest.

Mt. Everest's highest glacier lost 2,000 years worth of ice since the 1990s

By Brandon Specktor last updated

The highest glacier on Mount Everest is losing ice at an alarming rate, new research finds.

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After damaging parts of Cuba and leaving much of the country in the dark, Hurricane Ian reached Florida’s west coast on the afternoon of Sept. 28.

Is Atlantic hurricane season getting worse (and is climate change to blame)?

By Joshua A. Krisch published

Recent studies have linked climate change to environmental conditions that fuel hurricane season.

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A 3D map of one of the hidden valleys, also known as a tunnel valley, under the seafloor in the North Sea. It was created by a meltwater channel running underneath an ancient ice sheet.

'Death throes' of ancient ice sheets carved hidden valleys below the seafloor

By Harry Baker published

The subterranean structures could provide clues about how modern ice sheets will react to climate change.

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A new study has warned that irreversible climate "tipping points" are more numerous and close to being triggered than previously thought.

Climate 'points of no return' may be much closer than we thought

By Harry Baker published

A new study that reassesed decades of work of climate "tipping points" has revealed they are more numerous and closer to being triggered than researchers initially feared.

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The 1,000-pound, WWII-era bomb was fund on the bank of the River Po after a severe drought lowered water levels.

Intact WWII-era bomb discovered in Italy's River Po following extreme drought

By Brandon Specktor published

An unexploded WWII-era bomb was discovered in Italy's River Po as extreme drought lowers water levels across Europe.

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Genghis Khan

Mongol Invasion in 1200 Altered Carbon Dioxide Levels

By Stephanie Pappas last updated

The Mongol invasion may have caused a small reduction in global CO2, though it was overshadowed by agriculture.

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The Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision that the EPA should not regulate greenhouse gas emissions at a national scale.

Supreme Court cripples the US government's power to fight climate change

By Brandon Specktor published

The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA can't impose nationwide greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies without express approval from Congress.

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