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Geothermal energy potential
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Geothermal everywhere: finding the energy to save the world

Jamie Beard is pouring everything into a singular vision: Tap into the awesome potential of geothermal power in Texas, and beyond. She has no time to lose.
How cities reshape the evolutionary path of urban wildlife
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How cities reshape the evolutionary path of urban wildlife

If researchers can figure out how pigeons and rats evolve to thrive in hostile city habitats, it could help other beasts—including us—adapt to climate change.
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The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier
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The race to understand Antarctica’s most terrifying glacier

The Thwaites Glacier is crumbling into the sea. Now scientists must answer two questions: When will it take the plunge? And can our coastal cities be saved?
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Too much seawater, too little drinking water: Fiji’s fight to withstand climate change
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Too much seawater, too little drinking water: Fiji’s fight to withstand climate change

My visit to the front line of climate change wasn't motivated by concern for dying coral reefs or shrinking Pacific islands. I went because of the threatened status of my relevance to my child.

What happened in the dark: Puerto Rico's fight for power

More Americans rely on Puerto Rico's grid than on any other public electric utility. How one renegade plant worker led them through the shadows.
Storm chasers, megacomputers, and the quest to understand extreme weather
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Storm chasers, megacomputers, and the quest to understand extreme weather

Supertornado simulations just might be the breakthrough needed to figure out how the world’s worst twisters work.
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