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Trump wants more drilling, but the oil market is already saturated
Hundreds of idle oil leases sit untapped in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Climate change primed LA to burn — catastrophically
A new analysis finds that human-caused warming helped dry out the vegetation that turned Los Angeles into a firestorm.
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California just debunked a big myth about renewable energy
The state went a record 98 of 116 days providing up to 10 hours of electricity with renewables alone.
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What made the Los Angeles wildfires so monstrous
Powerful winds and extra-dry vegetation have fueled what may become the costliest wildfires on record.
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Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks — for now
New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the "technosphere."
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Some of the world’s biggest cities are so polluted they’re warming slower
But this surprising effect of pollution should hardly be taken as a good sign.
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Climate change made all of this year’s Atlantic hurricanes so much worse
A new analysis finds that the storms’ wind speeds increased by up to 28 miles per hour, boosting their destructive power.
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How Republicans (sometimes) get on board with climate action
Getting anything accomplished under President-elect Trump might seem far-fetched. But it’s happened before.
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How do you save a rainforest? Leave it alone.
Research shows that, instead of replanting rainforests, allowing them to bounce back naturally would store loads of carbon.
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Scientists found a new ally in the fight to clean up CO2 emissions: ‘Chonkus’
A newly discovered bacterium could help humans deal with climate change — if scientists can figure out how to crack open its DNA.
