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Climate change adds questions to Supreme Court case on Navajo water
In Arizona v. Navajo Nation, tribal attorneys argue that, by not providing their nation with sufficient water, the United States has breached a trust obligation related to treaties settled in 1849 and 1868.
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The foul chartreuse sea
Researchers in Kotzebue, Alaska, are investigating why their town is increasingly playing host to harmful cyanobacteria.
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Shining the light on baby crabs
In British Columbia, a monitoring project with light traps may illuminate the future of the prized crustaceans.
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Cities are rapidly reclaiming land at risk of extreme sea level rise
People are building more and more land—a growing proportion of which is for luxury developments. It’s putting the rest of us at risk of flooding.
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To whom it may concern: 300-year-old letters reveal hurricanes’ long-term rise
The number of storms in the south Indian Ocean has spiked since 1940, alongside a local increase in seawater temperatures.
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Preparing for a storm the ni-Vanuatu way
In Vanuatu, traditional knowledge serves resilience as tropical cyclones grow more intense.
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The toxic threat in thawing permafrost
Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
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