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Water supplies from glaciers may peak sooner than anticipated

The world’s glaciers may contain less water than previously believed, a new study has found, suggesting that freshwater supplies could peak sooner than anticipated for millions of people worldwide who depend on glacial melt for drinking water, crop irrigation and everyday use.

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Burning fossil fuels helped drive Earth's most massive extinction
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Burning fossil fuels helped drive Earth's most massive extinction

Massive volcanic eruptions ignited oil and coal deposits in Siberia in the events that led to the Permian-Triassic “Great Dying” event.
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Waters off California acidifying faster than rest of oceans, study shows
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Waters off California acidifying faster than rest of oceans, study shows

The ocean off California is acidifying faster than the rest of the ocean, a new study shows. 
Causes
The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change
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The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change

If the species is wiped out by poachers, Africa’s vast rain forest will lose 7 percent of its carbon storage ability, scientists estimate.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump plan would close dozens of mine safety offices, leaving coal towns exposed

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Coal-fired electricity spikes as gas prices rise, pushing up U.S. emissions

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New wildfire hazard maps expand zones for millions of Californians

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An open letter from EPA staff to the American public

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Climate scientist Michael Mann speaks at a podium with a porjection of the famous hockey Stick climate graph.

A climate scientist’s legal win just got flipped on its head

CLIMATE
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Young climate lawsuit ends after a decade without Supreme Court review

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NIH shuts down future research into climate change health impacts