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Did VW Expose Flaws in US Emissions-Testing?

News emerged last week that Volkswagen used a software trick to circumvent emissions testing, putting 1000s of high-polluting diesel cars onto U.S. roads.

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When Are We Going Underwater? Faster than Expected: Hansen Sea Level Prediction

Here’s what you need to know.

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What Causes Ocean Dead Zones? And Do You Live Near One?

There are over 200 ocean dead zones in US waters alone. What causes them? Is one near you? Climate change is likely to make existing ocean dead zones…deader, according to a new study by the Smithsonian. Warmer water holds less oxygen, and the researchers found that 94 percent of the world’s dead zones are in areas expected to see a temperature […]

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Betcha Don’t Know Where Clouds Come From (and Why it Really Matters)

A new study shows where clouds come from—and what that means for climate research.

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Bumbling Toward Extinction: Bees May Go Extinct Rather than Move North

As the climate warms, bumblebee species are being crushed as the ‘climate vice’ compresses their geographical ranges.

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As Above, So Below: Antarctica Ice Melting from Geothermal Heat, Too

Glaciologists drill deep into Antarctica and find that the ice is in a kind of panini press of heat from above and below.

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Seattle’s Kayaktivists Finally Get Government’s Attention

Greenpeace’s “kayaktivists” finally draw the government’s attention to Arctic drilling.

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Change

Energy Vampires Drink 1/4 of Your Juice

Everything is still, except for one thing: the electricity meter.

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CO2 Surges Past 400ppm for First Time Since…

…when exactly?