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Climate change may drive Marshall Islands the way of Atlantis

Climate change may drive Marshall Islands the way of Atlantis

Just barely above sea level, the South Pacific islands face an increasingly uncertain future.

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Selectively targeting aerosol pollutants could reduce climate change

Selectively targeting aerosol pollutants could reduce climate change

A study released last week concludes that if every country were to do what California has done in the last couple of decades to clean up diesel emissions, it would slow down global warming by 15 percent.

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Agreement with China seen as significant step

Agreement with China seen as significant step

Deal described as "biggest, fastest, cheapest" initiative available.

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As Arctic ice shrinks, climate worries grow

As Arctic ice shrinks, climate worries grow

What role does Arctic ice play in the weather we've been experiencing?

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Want to blame climate change for killer twisters? Not so fast

Want to blame climate change for killer twisters? Not so fast

It's not clear what relationship, if any, may exist between killer tornadoes and climate change.

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Freak May snowstorm is weather, not climate

Freak May snowstorm is weather, not climate

Paul Huttner sees clues that "all seem to be pointing in the same direction," but he won't draw conclusions from a single event.

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Local warming? They see it in China

Local warming? They see it in China

Scientists trace China's warmer weather to local greenhouse gases.

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'Arctic amplification' may have caused our prolonged winter

'Arctic amplification' may have caused our prolonged winter

It's possible that our current seemingly endless winter could be in part caused by a loss of Arctic sea ice.

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