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Air pollution gets worse during winter at airports

According to researchers from McGill University, airports are hotspots for airborne pollutants that are detrimental to human health and the Earth's climate.

Study predicts more long-term sea level rise from Greenland ice
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Study predicts more long-term sea level rise from Greenland ice

Greenland's melting ice sheet could generate more sea level rise than previously thought if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase and warm the atmosphere at their current rate, according to a new modeling study.

Evidence humans are causing global warming reaches 'gold standard'
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Evidence humans are causing global warming reaches 'gold standard'

Researchers said that 'humanity cannot afford to ignore' the rising temperatures.
How corn farmers are adapting to climate change
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How corn farmers are adapting to climate change

Few of climate change's varied dangers are more dire than its potential to make the world's farms produce less food.

These are the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke
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These are the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke

“You could see haze inside buildings,” one expert told BuzzFeed News.
Why wildfires are bigger and harder to control

Why wildfires are bigger and harder to control

Hopes for fewer large wildfires in 2018, after last year's disastrous fire season, are rapidly disappearing across the West.

Here’s how much money the Mercer Family donated to climate misinformation groups in 2016
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Here’s how much money the Mercer Family donated to climate misinformation groups in 2016

The Mercer family, among President Trump’s most powerful donors, in 2016 gave nearly $4 million to groups that challenge the scientific consensus on man-made climate change, tax filings reveal.
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