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Impacts
climate impacts arctic biodiversity
www.ctvnews.ca

Climate change is causing a wolf spider baby boom in the Arctic

Warmer weather in the Arctic means more spiders being born at the top of the world, according to new research.
Impacts
Spiders are getting more aggressive in response to hurricanes
www.dailymail.co.uk

Spiders are getting more aggressive in response to hurricanes

Tropical cyclones and other extreme weather events may be shaping the evolutionary future of spiders by making them more aggressive, research suggests.

Newsletter
The great insect dying: Vanishing act in Europe and North America
news.mongabay.com

The great insect dying: Vanishing act in Europe and North America

The insects of the EU and US are the best studied in the world, and it is here that a strengthening case can be made for an alarming insect abundance decline.
Newsletter
How giant sea spiders may survive in warming oceans
www.nytimes.com

How giant sea spiders may survive in warming oceans

The strange creatures’ adaptations to the cold of the Antarctic Ocean may also help them as their habitats heat up.
Politics
The insect apocalypse is here
www.nytimes.com

The insect apocalypse is here

What does it mean for the rest of life on Earth?
Newsletter
Climate change means bigger Arctic spiders—and that could be a good thing
nunatsiaq.com

Climate change means bigger Arctic spiders—and that could be a good thing

When wolf spiders get bigger, they seem to change their diet in ways that help the tundra ecosystem.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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House Republicans push to protect clean energy tax credits in budget fight

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Colorado River funding freeze raises alarms over water security

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Most cities fail to meet global air quality standards

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

CLIMATE
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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

Space shuttle view of the the Earth through a portal.

NASA cuts chief scientist role and other positions at headquarters