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Climate change-induced forest fires threaten iconic conifers in western US

The Klamath is set to lose many of its iconic conifers, to be replaced by shrubs.

Change in ocean circulation bumped up CO2 levels in the atmosphere and helped end the last Ice Age

The planet's climate system is even more complicated than we thought.

California can expect more and more extreme weather events, due to global warming

Climate change is already taking a massive toll

Marine heatwaves smothered the Great Barrier Reef -- and it won't get better

The world's largest coral system is dying, and it's all our fault.

The Atlantic Ocean's circulation is at its weakest in 1,600 years, and this could disrupt weather patterns

A little ice age and modern global warming have had a say in this.

The number of ocean heatwaves has risen more than 50% since 1925, threatening to collapse marine ecosystems

These are not the waves we're looking for.

97% consensus on climate change? More like 99.94%, study finds

The science is pretty much settled on this one.

A hundred years later, Captain Scott's Discovery expedition can offer important climate change insights

Century-old samples might teach us something new about climate change.

Bats are migrating earlier due to climate change, and this could spell trouble for our crops

Bats provide more than $22 billion of indirect value to farmers by controlling pests. When bats fall, so does our food.

Glacier melting is beyond the point of no return -- at least for this century

We're beyond a tipping point, but not all is lost yet.

The Arctic's convection engine is grinding to a halt, flooded by meltwater

Melting Arctic ice is already leaving its mark on the oceans.

Climate change is link between record-low Arctic ice cover, freak weather in Europe and the US

The Arctic's getting really hot.

Large, previously unknown penguin colony discovered through satellite

How were they able to hide for so long?

Beech trees are booming in northeastern United States due to climate change, and this is a problem

Beech trees' range has expanded dramatically, suffocating birch of maple trees.

Plants' climate-compensation systems will be overwhelmed by climate change

Climate change could cause an ecological break-down.

There are vast quantities of mercury in the permafrost. With global warming, it's now seeping away

Another problem caused by climate change.

Huge Antarctic iceberg exposes mysterious marine ecosystem hidden beneath the ice for 120,000 years

One of the biggest icebergs in the world has now exposed a potentially alien-like ecosystem.

Sea level rise is accelerating, could lead to twice as much sea level rise by 2100 than previously expected

Sea levels aren't only rising, they're doing so at an accelerating rate.

Beetles have shrunk 20% in the past century, likely due to climate change

This study is the first evidence of this phenomenon in nature.

Book review: 'The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire'

Every empire has an apex, it also has a breaking point from which it spirals-down into insignificance. 

Last year was the warmest humanity ever recorded without El Niño, NASA warns

2016 inches above it but only because of El Niño.

There's no going back if we start geoengineering the planet, not if we care about wildlife

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Geoengineering is not for the faint of heart.

Big data might be the missing puzzle piece in understanding climate change

This has the opportunity to foster a newer, simpler, and systematic approach to studying climate.

Maple syrup might become a thing of the past because of climate change

The delicate maple trees might not survive the warming temperatures forecasted for the end of the century.

Australia offers money to scientists to save the Great Barrier Reef

The clock is ticking.

What's the difference between weather and climate? Here's why it matters

Everything you wanted to know about climate. No -- really.

Global warming is causing the largest sea turtle populations to turn female

This is a huge problem for sea turtles.

Melting ice is causing the ocean to sink, worrying new study reports

Scientists have identified yet another unexpected consequence of climate change.

NASA finds first direct proof that Ozone hole is recovering following chemical ban

Sometimes, international collaboration can do wonders!

No, chocolate isn't going extinct in 40 years -- but we are set for a crisis

Things are bad, but they're not this bad.

You can now play God with NASA's new climate change simulator

You can make cool science.

French President at Climate Summit: We're losing the battle

It's a long and rocky road, which will require a lot action and a lot of effort, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Fishing banned in the thawing Arctic for the next 16 years in historic pact

Sometimes, the world can work together for the common gold.

Scientists successfully transplant coral into the devastated Great Barrier Reef

This successful first trial might one day save the reef.

Every other summer expected to break heat records by 2030

By 2050, virtually every summer will be hotter than anything we've experienced to date.

"Ecological air conditioning" keeps species cool for now, but it won't last

Bad news. Bad, bad news.

NASA records 20 years of changing seasons in new global map

The ebb of 20 years worth of seasons condensed in 2.5 minutes.

NASA captures close-up of one of largest iceberg in history to split off Antarctica

Pretty and disturbing at the same time.

Natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change doubled in the past 3 years

Our planet's most valuable 'natural jewels' might disappear if we don't do something about it.

After three flat-line years, global carbon emissions are back on the rise

A sign that far more ambitious action is required in order to avoid runaway climate change.

New Zealand's prime minister wants to go fully renewable by 2035

New Zealand is one of the greenest countries on the planet, but they still have a lot of work to do.

As Nicaragua and Syria embrace Paris Agreement, it's literally the US vs the rest of the world

Trump's US is the only country who doesn't want the Paris Agreement.

The UN COP23 starts today -- Why this matters, and what you need to know

This could have a big impact on our lives.

Trump negotiators brand coal as the solution for the climate crisis at UN conference

It would be funny if it wouldn't be sad.

New EPA advisor believes air is "a little too clean for optimum health"

Unfortunately, it seems like this administration is hellbent on making the EPA an anti-scientific, destructive organization.

US report says climate change is happening, but US leaders disagrees

It's almost like the current government is building its own alternate reality.

NASA data shows climate change is threatening more glaciers than we thought

Ice might be melting much faster than we thought.

Greenhouse gas emissions have already peaked in 49 countries, but it's still not good news

This is no time to pat ourselves on the back, researchers warn.

Rare trees safeguard biodiveristy, new research finds

Nature meets computer models.

Unless coal is phased out by 2050, Antarctica's melting ice sheet could drive a massive surge in sea level rise

Some countries are already planning to phase out coal by 2030 but it's not enough.

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