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Wildfire season isn’t over. CT officials are preparing for future air quality risks

In Canada, forest fires are most common from May to September. But federal officials say climate change has already led to longer and more intense wildfire seasons. State health officials said Monday they are preparing for that risk.

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Nearing the climate cliff: Study warns plants are decades away from absorbing less carbon

Plants absorb one-third of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions, but if temperatures keep rising in the next 20 years, plants could become 50 percent less effective at absorbing carbon, according to a new study co-authored by a Woods Hole scientist.

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Climate change and COVID-19
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Climate change and COVID-19

There are important parallels between a global pandemic and climate change. One moves with incredible speed, the other more slowly, but both have the power to drastically change our way of life.

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The ocean is part of the climate change solution, report says
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The ocean is part of the climate change solution, report says

A U.N. special report on the impacts of climate change on the ocean sparked dire headlines such as, UN report on world' oceans is damning: We're all in big trouble.

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Melted permafrost in Alaska a sign of accelerating climate change
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Melted permafrost in Alaska a sign of accelerating climate change

Extreme heat in Europe and the continental U.S. has made headlines this summer. What you may not have heard about is what's been going on in Alaska: 90 degree temps in the arctic, wildfires and rare lightning storms, and the ground literally collapsing due to the melting of permafrost.

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Cape Hatteras is sinking, making sea level rise worse

The planet is warming and sea level is rising. In fact, global average sea level has risen about nine inches since record keeping began in 1880.

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In many schools, 'climate change is playing catch-up'
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In many schools, 'climate change is playing catch-up'

In most schools, climate change is still just starting to make its way into classrooms, and many teachers don't have the training or the resources they need to teach it.

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New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

New research seeks to address climate change’s impact on Nova Scotia’s air quality

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Cancer Alley Louisiana

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

Scientists warn that 2023's extreme ocean heat may signal a major climate shift

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marine oil spills pollution

How a 2010 oil spill still shapes cleanup strategies today