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The Troubling Reason America's Plant Hardiness Zone Map Gets Updated
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  • Gardener inspects flowers at sunset
    William Fischer

    The Troubling Reason America's Plant Hardiness Zone Map Gets Updated

    America's USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map got updated in 2023 for the first time since 2012. And there's a troubling reason it happened - here it is.
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  • Mountainous landscape in Antarctica
    Xan Indigo

    How Climate Change Is Turning Antarctica Green

    As climate change reshapes life as we know it, Antarctica is becoming more hospitable to plant life — with chilling implications for the entire planet.
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  • palms California storm hilary
    Alice Bennett

    The Real Reason Hurricanes Are Rare In California

    California has only ever been hit by one real hurricane. So why is it so rare to see them in the Golden State? There are a few different reasons.
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  • illustration of ice age human with mammoths
    Sarah Crocker

    Things You Get Wrong About The Ice Age

    Much of what you think you know about the Ice Age is wrong. Pop culture has given us some pretty strange ideas, but the truth might be even more extraordinary.
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  • Artistic rendering of Earth burning
    Mike Floorwalker

    How Hot Can Earth Get And What Would Happen Next?

    It seems like summers these days just keep getting hotter, and as it happens, they really are. But what if this continues, and just how hot can Earth get?
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  • Storm clouds
    William Kennedy

    What An El Nino Year Means For Weather

    El Niños are naturally occurring weather patterns that happen every two to seven years. Here's what an expected El Niño means more specifically.
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  • Cross-section underwater ocean view
    Richard Milner

    How Climate Change Could Affect Life In The Deepest Parts Of The Ocean

    We know that Earth naturally cycles through cool and warm periods, and that temperatures in 2100 are on track to hit the same highs as 5 million years ago.
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  • Lightning from thunderclouds
    Chris Littlechild

    Hector The Thundercloud: The Weather Phenomenon That Baffles Scientists

    Hector the thundercloud is very predictable. So much so, in fact, that it arrives on a daily basis with almost perfect timekeeping.
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  • Turtle beside a body of water
    Kat Olvera

    Why Reptiles Might Face Extinction Due To Climate Change

    Climate change is altering the very nature of the Earth, making it unsustainable for some species to live on, including many reptiles.
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  •  hands holding earth model
    Michael Dawson

    This Possible Climate-Saving Solution Was Pulled From The Pages Of A Sci-Fi Novel

    Global warming is one of the most pressing issues of modern times. This possible climate-saving solution was pulled from the pages of a sci-fi novel.
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  • huge ocean wave
    Kimberly Smith

    What Are Rossby Waves And Why Are They Affecting Our Weather?

    It's a commonly accepted fact that all manner of phenomena work together to create global climate events, with some being more obscure than others.
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  • Smokestacks emitting pollutants
    Willa Hart

    This Is What Climate Anxiety Does To Your Brain, According To Science

    You've probably heard of mental illnesses like depression, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder. But have you heard of climate anxiety?
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  • Dry, cracked ground in Iraq
    Anna Robinson

    Iraq's Climate Crisis Brought An Ancient 3,400-Year-Old City Back To The Surface

    A Bronze-Age city from ancient Mesopotamia has resurfaced after a drought in Iraq dried up the water that hid it for thousands of years.
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  • three people walking through a wildfire
    DB Kelly

    12 Ways Climate Change Impacts Wildfires

    In recent years, fires have burned more and more homes and towns, and that might just get worse. These are some ways climate change impacts wildfires.
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  • Earth's gravitational field
    Liv Brinkley

    The Scary Way Climate Change Is Affecting Earth's Gravity

    Global warming is a critical issue that governments across the globe are trying to tackle. And, new data shows that Earth's gravity is also being affected.
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  • sweltering heat in city
    Aaron Homer

    What Would Happen If The US Declared A Climate Emergency?

    With record-setting temperatures impacting more than half of the U.S., what would happen if the US declared a climate emergency?
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  • Wind sock
    Cynthia Griffith

    Why Are Weather Forecasts Less Than Accurate?

    You know what they say about the weather — everybody complains about it, but nobody does anything about it. Or accurately predicts it, even.
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  • Stephen Hawking
    Anna Robinson

    Stephen Hawking's Warning About Climate Change Is Scarier Than You Think

    Stephen Hawking gave a dire warning about climate change that the world should pay attention to. According to him, climate change is scarier than we think.
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  • Cloud seeding by plane
    Liv Brinkley

    How Scientists Manipulate The Weather By Flying Planes Into Clouds

    It's said that everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. That's only half right, as numerous scientists are demonstrating.
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  • sky seen through fall leaves
    Cynthia Griffith

    Does This Strange Weather Bubble In Pennsylvania Really Exist?

    A lot of people reflect fondly upon childhood, feeling as though those years took place in a magical bubble where time stood still and the sun always shone.
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  • Gorilla hail
    Richard Milner

    The True Story Of How 'Gorilla Hail' Got Its Name

    When several thunderstorms passed through Texas and Oklahoma in April, numerous people posted images of destructive hail described as 'gorilla hail.'
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  • Al Gore presenting his sequel
    Felix Behr

    What 2006's An Inconvenient Truth Got Wrong About Climate Change

    Back in 2006, climate change did not weigh on people's minds as much as heavily as today, thanks to the fires, pandemics, floods, and hurricanes.
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  • Vatican solar panels
    Eric Meisfjord

    The Ingenious Way This Priest Is Fighting Climate Change

    It's certainly not unusual for a Catholic church to display a cross in a prominent fashion. Father Guzialek's take, however, combined iconography with practicality and environmental responsibility.
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  • nuclear waste
    Nicholas Conley

    Climate Change Threatening To Open America's Extremely Radioactive Nuclear Tomb

    In the Marshall Islands, the so-called "tomb" that America encapsulated its nuclear waste inside is threatening to crack because of rising sea levels.
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  • weather rain umbrella
    DB Kelly

    Bizarre Things About The Weather Our Ancestors Believed

    Our ancestors needed explanations for the weather, and while their stories aren't very scientific, they do tell us a lot about ancient cultures.
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  • polar bear
    Becki Robins

    Really Bizarre Climate Change Side Effects

    Left unchecked, climate change will have a catastrophic impact on the world. But climate change is also going to alter our world in small but very bizarre ways.
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  • Becki Robins

    The Untold Truth Of Climate Research

    The untold truth of climate research is hard to parse because it's so boring that most people don't care. We can fix that.
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