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SLIDESHOW: Climate Science, Meet Art Gallery

How one climatologist is using visual and audio art to reveal the science behind Greenland’s melting ice. Marco Tedesco has spent his career conducting scientific research projects following...

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This is What a Melting Glacier Sounds Like

The mysterious musicology behind climate change “sonifications.” Tim McDonnell/Climate Desk   If a glacier melts in the Arctic and there’s no one around, does it make a sound? Jonathan Perl thinks it...

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Polar Bears Need Love

…And a plan. Martin Lopatka/Flickr A team of leading polar bear ecologists called for nations to make plans now for dealing with ongoing—and soon to be critical—threats to the survival of polar bears....

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Explained in 90 Seconds: Permafrost

This microbial feast is accelerating climate change. Glaciers. They really are the pin-up geological formation for climate change. But spare a thought for permafrost. Perma-what? Answer: The gigantic...

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TIMELINE: Shell’s Year of Arctic Screwups

Shell’s maiden drilling voyage in the Arctic hit a year’s worth of rough seas. Last August, Shell got a long-awaited go-ahead from US regulators to begin exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic. It’s a...

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One Family’s Great Escape

Part one of a series on America’s first climate refugees. Richard Sprenger/The Guardian Sabrina Warner keeps having the same nightmare: a huge wave rearing up out of the water and crashing over her...

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Arctic Thawing Could Cost the World $60tn, Scientists Say

Methane released by a thinning permafrost may trigger catastrophic climate change and devastate global economy. Polar Cruises/Flickr Rapid thawing of the Arctic could trigger a catastrophic “economic...

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How Much Should You Worry About an Arctic Methane Bomb?

Recent warnings that this greenhouse gas could cost us $60 trillion have received widespread publicity. But many scientists are skeptical. Wikimedia Commons It was a stunning figure: $60 trillion. Such...

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4 Climate Myths You’ll Hear This Week

‘Tis the season of climate denial. Be prepared. Your uncle, yelling at you about how global warming has stopped Jinga/Shutterstock and Jessica Robertson/USGS Leading into Friday’s upcoming release of...

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Why the Arctic Is Drunk Right Now

The odd relationship between the warming Arctic and extreme cold weather. Greg Laden/ECMWF Perhaps the best analogy yet for the insane cold weather now afflicting the US came from science blogger Greg...

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