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Drought-resistant farming

Drought-resistant farming catching on in New Mexico

More farmers are using cover crops, soil additives and crops suitable for drip irrigation in order to weather the drought.
www.santafenewmexican.com
Norco adventure game exemplifies global warming

Mapping climate grief, one pixel at a time

Norco, an indie adventure game about an oil town menaced by global warming, is a striking contribution to American landscape art.
www.newyorker.com
Arctic oil barges go aground in icy Kara Sea

Major disaster averted in icy Kara Sea after two oil barges ran aground

Russia’s Marine Rescue Service describes the unprecedented salvage operation as "extremely difficult" as ice was rapidly building up on the structures of the barges in the freezing cold polar night.

thebarentsobserver.com
maryland climate impacts

Maryland gives itself B-minus for adapting to climate change in coastal areas

Maryland’s report card, which was released Friday, gives the state an overall grade of B-minus. However, the review outlined several shortfalls that could lead to more significant damage.
wtop.com
israel trees forests

Israel wants to plant more trees to combat climate change, but just cut down 300,000 of them

Urban renewal plans see mature trees of great environmental import cut down across Israel, and activists warn of long-term damage

www.haaretz.com
climate impacts flooding water

PNNL: Understanding coastal zones can help prepare for disaster

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are leading a multi-institution collaboration focused on better understanding the impact that flood events, rising tides and changes in sea levels can have on trees, plants, soil and water.

www.tri-cityherald.com
floating homes climate impacts

Climate change and how capitalism surfs rising seas of human folly

In the Netherlands, more people are living and working in buildings that float. The amphibious structures are built along shorelines and connected to utilities while gently floating to accommodate rising sea levels and more frequent flooding.

www.lcsun-news.com
climate impacts republicans politics

Republicans focus on effects, not causes, of climate change

Republican governors are confronting rising sea levels and wildfires as concern increases. “We’re not doing any left-wing stuff,” Florida’s Ron DeSantis says.
www.wsj.com
climate impacts don't look up

Can works like 'Don't Look Up' get us out of our heads?

In the doomsday smash and Bo Burnham’s pandemic musical “Inside,” themes of climate change, digital distraction and inequality merge and hit home.
www.nytimes.com
climate impacts antarctic

Canadian scientist examines melting Antarctic glacier, potential sea level rise

The Arctic sea ice has suffered devastating loss and has shrunk to its second lowest on record. Melting sea ice is just one of many signs of a warming climate in the North. Emanuela Campanella explains how climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic Circle.

q107.com
The Maldives is being swallowed by the sea. Can it adapt?

The Maldives is being swallowed by the sea. Can it adapt?

Whether or not the Maldives can survive climate change, the country will never be the same.

www.nationalgeographic.com
A return to Native agriculture

A return to Native agriculture

Indigenous farming and ranching practices are once again being embraced in an American West stressed by drought, diminishing resources, and climate change.
civileats.com
How Africa's first heat officer confronts climate change

How Africa's first heat officer confronts climate change

In the capital of Sierra Leone, crowding and poverty complicate efforts to protect a city of 1.2 million from the effects of climate change. 
www.bloomberg.com
A trove of old photos could reveal the future of these Arctic glaciers

A trove of old photos could reveal the future of these Arctic glaciers

The Svalbard Islands, part of Norway, are warming seven times faster than the global average. Aerial pictures from the 1930s are helping researchers understand what that means for the region’s ice.
www.nytimes.com
Sprawling coral reef resembling roses is discovered off Tahiti

Sprawling coral reef resembling roses is discovered off Tahiti

The reef, which is just under two miles long and is in “pristine” condition, was found by a team of divers mapping the ocean floor for UNESCO.
www.nytimes.com
marine ecosystems climate impacts

Cornwall's rockpool species 'threatened by climate change'

A study has suggested that many rockpool species are threatened by climate change and would not survive crossing the Channel's currents.

www.bbc.com
Scientists work to better understand how ocean acidification will affect marine life

Scientists work to better understand how ocean acidification will affect marine life

Oceans have absorbed about a third of the carbon pollution that humans have added to the atmosphere. The extra CO2 makes the water more acidic, which harms animals such as oysters, shrimps, and corals.

yaleclimateconnections.org
tonga sea level rise climate volcano

In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands’ acute climate risk

By increasing temperatures and driving up sea levels, climate change will likely worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges, and heat waves, experts say.

indianexpress.com
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