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Wind and solar farms can make their own weather, including extra rain over the Sahara
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Wind and solar farms can make their own weather, including extra rain over the Sahara

You already know that using solar and wind power can influence the climate by reducing our dependence on heat-trapping fossil fuels. Now scientists say these renewable forms of energy can change the climate more directly — and do it in ways that might surprise you.
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Racing to save Florida’s coral from climate change, scientists turn to a once-unthinkable strategy: ‘Assisted evolution’
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Racing to save Florida’s coral from climate change, scientists turn to a once-unthinkable strategy: ‘Assisted evolution’

Climate change is bringing coral reefs in the Florida Keys and around the world to the brink of extermination. Can science save them? A mass effort is underway, raising questions about how much intervention is appropriate and how much it can actually help.
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Even with pledges to fight global warming, you'd better brace yourself for more extreme weather
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Even with pledges to fight global warming, you'd better brace yourself for more extreme weather

Scientists have some sobering news about the future of our planet: Even if humans manage to meet the temperature target set forth in the Paris climate change agreement, record-breaking weather events will become increasingly common around the world.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Clean energy tech is outpacing politics and reshaping the global power landscape

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Scientists scramble to save climate and health data as government deletions escalate

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Trump administration slashes environmental reviews to speed fossil fuel permits

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

CLIMATE
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Independent bookshops are helping people fight climate despair with the right stories

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Maryland’s conservation streak shows how far a small state can go