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How the mirage of oil shale riches in Utah threatens the Colorado River

By Stephanie Mencimer | Climate Change

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Interview with Susan Solomon: The healing of the ozone hole, and what else we can learn from atmospheric near-misses

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Interviews

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Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings

By Dan Drollette Jr | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Special Topics

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Cop28 will be the first to dedicate a day to health and climate

By Fiona Harvey | Climate Change

Catastrophic risks are converging. It’s time for researchers to step out of their silos.

By Kayla Lucero-Matteucci | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Voices of Tomorrow

Melt ponds on top of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, two researchers

Faster than forecast, climate impacts trigger tipping points in the Earth system

By David Spratt | Climate Change

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How millions of electric vehicles can help—not hurt—the grid

By Eilyan Bitar | Climate Change

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How plants react to climate change could make floods a whole lot worse

By Chad Small | Climate Change

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What a gas! How serious climate action can be funny, too

By Aaron Sachs | Climate Change, Opinion

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There’s less need to convince people of a future climate doomsday. It’s already here.

By Jessica McKenzie | Climate Change

a wildfire burns near a tree and a building

Why the world needs a fire department

By Douglas P. Fry | Climate Change

Dead before arrival: The governance of stratospheric aerosol injection

By Aaron Tang | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies