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Study presents modeled views of Ocracoke highway's future

Study presents modeled views of Ocracoke highway's future

Researchers met recently with Ocracoke Islanders and presented findings from a multiyear, University of North Carolina-led study that looked at various ways to try and save N.C. Highway 12 from natural forces.
Polar Bear on sea ice next to water

A walk across Alaska’s Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data

A polar scientist explains the changes hunters who rely on the ice are seeing off Utqiagvik, and how those shifts are echoed in satellite data and climate models.
Wildfire and wildfire smoke above a town

Wildfire smoke kills more than 40,000 Americans each year, study finds

The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.
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The climate costs of B.C.’s Ksi Lisims LNG

The newly approved Ksi Lisims LNG facility in northern B.C. is being celebrated as a clean energy project, but documents show it will rely on gas-fired power until hydroelectricity can reach the site — potentially not until 2032.

A worker installing an induction cooktop on a kitchen counter

The joy (and huge health benefits) of induction cooking

From Portland taprooms to Michelin-starred kitchens, more cooks are switching to induction stovetops, citing their efficiency, comfort, and safety. The move also reduces harmful indoor air pollution and cuts greenhouse gas emissions tied to gas cooking.

Tearful woman seemingly leaving job and carrying contents of her office

Fearing retaliation, scientists are struggling to share impacts of federal cuts

The Trump administration retaliated against scientists who stepped forward publicly to express concerns over federal policies. But many are still sharing their fears anonymously.
A factory or power plant with smokestacks emitting pollution

Top scientists find growing evidence that greenhouse gases are, in fact, a danger

The assessment contradicts the Trump administration’s legal arguments for relaxing pollution rules.
flooded street with three car rooftops peaking above water

Climate change ‘beyond scientific dispute,’ National Academies report says

The report is a sharp rebuttal to a recent Trump administration's report, and Republicans have already targeted the report as “a blatant partisan act.”
several rows of solar panels on a roof

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine

Speaking in the heart of the oil industry, climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power has become the cheapest and fastest-growing energy source, offering Texas a path to lead the clean energy transition.

Coral reef and associated marine life

Corals won’t survive a warmer planet, a new study finds

Most corals in the Atlantic Ocean will soon stop growing. Many are already dying, leaving shorelines and marine ecosystems vulnerable.
Outer Banks  home built on stilts

Watch the sea claim yet another house in N.C.’s Outer Banks

Erosion, rising seas and churning storms have caused the collapse of a dozen homes on that stretch of seashore over the past five years.

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