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BY SETH BORENSTEIN

BY SETH BORENSTEIN

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Environment|Europe|Science

Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century

A new study reassures people that the nightmare disaster movie scenario of Atlantic Ocean currents collapsing, with weather running amok putting Europe in a deep freeze, looks unlikely this century thanks to a rescue from around Antarctica

Computer simulations show nightmare Atlantic current shutdown less likely this century
Americas|Environment|Science|US

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison

Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
Environment|News|Science

Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future

A new study finds that changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops

Warming and habitat loss shrink pollinator numbers. That may hit coffee, cocoa crops hard in future
Environment|News|Science|World

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process

It’s the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus

Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the process
Environment|News|Science|World

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president

The man who will run this year’s United Nations climate talks in November views the upcoming negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb worsening global warming — if they can be successful

Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president
Health|US

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level

When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
Environment|News

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth

The strong El Nino weather condition that added a bit of extra heat to already record warm global temperatures is gone

Bye bye, El Nino. Cooler hurricane-helping La Nina to replace the phenomenon that adds heat to Earth
Environment|Science

How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?

What stands out during a cicada invasion is the sound

How do cicadas make their signature sound, so eerie and amazingly loud?
Environment|News|US

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list

When it comes to climate, extreme weather and other so-called natural disasters, people generally look to America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts and say that’s where the danger is

Data shows hurricanes and earthquakes grab headlines but inland counties top disaster list
Environment|Europe|News|Science

Last Sunday was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday

Last Sunday was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says
Environment|Science|World

Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth's temperatures soar to record highs

As the warming Earth sizzled through a week with four of the hottest days ever measured, the world focused on cold hard numbers that showed the average daily temperature for the entire planet

Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth's temperatures soar to record highs
Lifestyle|Opinion|Uncategorized

Young people in island nations face an existential question: Should they stay or should they go?

For young people in some small island nations, a big decision always looms in the back of their minds

Young people in island nations face an existential question: Should they stay or should they go?
Environment|Science

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

While diplomats negotiated at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts played a board game where players are supposed to work together to combat global warming

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life
Environment|Science|US

A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold

Meteorologists forecast a strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States

A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold

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