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New York City’s trees and shrubs help clear its air

How New York City’s trees and shrubs help clear its air

As advocates are pushing the city to plant more trees, new research shows the role of urban greenery in absorbing carbon emissions.
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She’s an authority on earth’s past. Now, her focus is the planet’s future

The climate scientist Maureen Raymo is leading the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia. She has big plans for science, and diversity, too.
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The lab that discovered global warming has good news and bad news
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The lab that discovered global warming has good news and bad news

The good news is that the pandemic shows “science works.” The bad news? Global warming may be far more dangerous than a pandemic.
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Southwest drought rivals those of centuries ago, thanks to climate change
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Southwest drought rivals those of centuries ago, thanks to climate change

The drought that has gripped the American Southwest since 2000 is as bad as or worse than droughts in the region over the past 1,200 years, a new study finds.
Southwest drought rivals those of centuries ago, thanks to climate change
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Southwest drought rivals those of centuries ago, thanks to climate change

The drought that has gripped the American Southwest since 2000 is as bad as or worse than droughts in the region over the past 1,200 years, a new study finds.
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Earth science has a whiteness problem
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Earth science has a whiteness problem

Barely 10 percent of doctoral degrees in the geosciences go to recipients of color. The lack of diversity limits the quality of research, many scientists say.
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