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Global Warming in the Arctic: A Sensitive Climate Gone Off the Rails

Global Warming in the Arctic: A Sensitive Climate Gone Off the Rails

It is polar night in the Arctic — a darkness that lasts from early October to early March. Temperatures rarely escape freezing in that…
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Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Chart of the Week: Race, Health, and Wealth in 4 Columns and 11 Rows

Chart of the Week: Race, Health, and Wealth in 4 Columns and 11 Rows

Sometimes a spreadsheet tells the clearest story. Case in point: the table below, which compares information on diseases, education levels…
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On Trump and Science: Preparing for the Unknown

On Trump and Science: Preparing for the Unknown

I’m a little anxious. And I imagine you are too. Among other things, I’m worried about how President-elect Trump will treat science. We…
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Gretchen Goldman
Food and Farm Progress To Be Thankful For

Food and Farm Progress To Be Thankful For

It seems like a million years since October 2008. That’s when author Michael Pollan published his open letter to the next…
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Karen Perry Stillerman
Chart of the Week: US Sea Level Rise

Chart of the Week: US Sea Level Rise

One of global warming’s worst impacts is sea level rise, which occurs as warm ocean waters expand and as ice melts at the poles. Global sea…
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King Tides and the “Supermoon” — Time and Tide Wait for No Man

The laws of physics are unchanged by the US presidential election: the planet is still warming, sea levels are still rising, and the moon is still circling the earth.

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John Rogers

First Offshore Wind in the Western Hemisphere, Right Off Our Shores. What Does it Mean?

Last week I took my son and friends to behold a brand new energy source that has sprung up just off the coast: the first offshore wind turbines in the United States — actually, the…

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Chart of the Week: Trends in Illegally Sourced Wood

In May 2008, amendments were passed to the US Lacey Act that banned timber and wood imports produced illegally in a foreign country. This was the first such legislation anywhere in the world. What impact did it have?

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Erika Spanger-Siegfried

King Tide’s Gift: Gentle Awakenings to a Rapidly Changing World

Last week the sea went where it should not be, filling roadways, nudging into homes, and once again obliterating the line between waterfront and water — all while demonstrating where daily tides threaten to be just a few…

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