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Hurricane Ian Could Gain Strength Rapidly. Here’s Why.

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022Elena ShaoComments Off on Hurricane Ian Could Gain Strength Rapidly. Here’s Why.

Storms that intensify quickly and unpredictably present a big problem for public safety officials, who have less time to assess threats.

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Tasmania Races to Save Pilot Whales After Hundreds Are Stranded

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022Natasha FrostComments Off on Tasmania Races to Save Pilot Whales After Hundreds Are Stranded

After 230 pilot whales were stranded on the western coast of Tasmania, a scramble started almost immediately to save as many as possible.

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Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Raise Sea Levels by Nearly a Foot: Study

August 29, 2022August 31, 2022Elena ShaoComments Off on Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Raise Sea Levels by Nearly a Foot: Study

The study reached a more drastic conclusion than earlier assessments in part because it used a different method to gauge ice loss.

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Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor

August 29, 2022August 30, 2022Eric LiptonComments Off on Secret Data, Tiny Islands and a Quest for Treasure on the Ocean Floor

Mining in parts of the Pacific Ocean was meant to benefit poor countries, but an international agency gave a Canadian company access to prized seabed sites with metals crucial to the green energy revolution.

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Biden’s Inner Circle Debates Future of Offshore Drilling

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022Lisa FriedmanComments Off on Biden’s Inner Circle Debates Future of Offshore Drilling

Top White House officials have assumed control over a sensitive blueprint, expected by June 30, laying out future oil and gas drilling leases in the outer continental shelf.

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Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022HENRY FOUNTAINComments Off on Carbon Dioxide Levels Are Highest in Human History

Humans pumped 36 billion tons of the planet-warming gas into the atmosphere in 2021, more than in any previous year. It comes from burning oil, gas and coal.

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Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.

May 11, 2022May 12, 2022HENRY FOUNTAINComments Off on Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.

Smog from factories and cars has led to more storms in the Atlantic Ocean, but fewer in the Pacific. A new study explains why.

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Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?

May 7, 2022David A. Fahrenthold and Farnaz FassihiComments Off on Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?

A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money — all to a single family. It did not go well.

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Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022David A. Fahrenthold and Farnaz FassihiComments Off on Why Did a U.N. Agency Give a Family $61 Million?

A little-known United Nations agency decided to make an impact by doling out loans and grant money — all to a single family. It did not go well.

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The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life

May 6, 2022Annie RothComments Off on The Ocean’s Biggest Garbage Pile Is Full of Floating Life

Researchers found that small sea creatures exist in equal number with pieces of plastic in parts of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which could have implications for cleaning up ocean pollution.

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