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The Great Salt Lake Emitted More Than 4 Million Tons of Greenhouse Gasses In 1 Year

The Great Salt Lake is drying out, and emitting more carbon dioxide, because of human activity.

Climate Change is Triggering an Unexpected and Fundamental Planetary Change

A surprising interplay between ice melt and physics means Earth’s days are getting longer

'Twisters' is a Lightning Bolt of Old-School Blockbuster Energy

Lee Isaac Chung’s disaster movie sequel chases the energy of the original — and mostly succeeds.

Forgotten, Half-Century Old Film Photographs Reveal A Hidden Truth About Antartica’s Glaciers

1,000 film photographs of Antarctica from the 1960s helped scientists reconstruct what five glaciers were like decades before the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed.

The Hottest Year Ever Has Just Broken a New Type of Record

For 12 months, the average global temperature has been more than 1.5C above pre-industrial records– but that doesn’t mean it’s permanent.

The Number One Way To Beat A Heat Wave Is A Biological Function We Take For Granted

Gonna make you sweat.

This Big Problem With Fast Fashion Is Really Easy To Fix — Without Losing Style Points

More sustainable fashion truly isn’t hard to come by.

Alaska’s Glaciers are Speeding Towards a Crucial Tipping Point

Here's why the old models got it so wrong.

It's Not Just You — Tornadoes Are Becoming Stronger, And More Frequent

More than 1,100 tornadoes were reported through May, which is nearly twice the 30-year average at that point.

Scientists Have Found a New Climate Tipping Point

Hotter oceans are set to trigger a feedback loop of runaway melting.