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The Arctic is refusing to refreeze this winter. That's... worrying.
Never before has the Arctic remained this ice-free for this long into the autumn. It's a scary development that is having worldwide implications.
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President-Elect Biden's day one climate agenda could be transformative – even without the S…
Thankfully, Joe Biden has won the presidency. But the Senate is in doubt. I asked climate policy experts what steps Biden could take for bold executive…
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Nov 5
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Election Night livestream with HEATED
Join me tonight starting at 6:30pm ET for live climate-themed election coverage with Emily Atkin and 20+ of our closest friends, colleagues, and candid…
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Nov 3
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This is what we're fighting for
Our fear and our courage are bringing a new certainty of transformative change. Years from now, we'll be amazed at what we can do with the odds stacked…
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Nov 2
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When the apocalypse is your day job: Colorado's terrifying wildfire season
I spoke with five Colorado-based scientists who have experienced the fires first-hand.
Eric Holthaus
Oct 30
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Correction: Hurricane Zeta's record-breaking New Orleans landfall
A previous version of this newsletter misrepresented Sue Mobley’s title. She doesn’t work at Tulane University, she is a Planning Commissioner for the …
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Oct 28
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Hurricane Zeta's record-breaking New Orleans landfall
Zeta intensified quickly overnight and became the strongest hurricane to strike the city since Katrina in 2005.
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Oct 28
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It's been a thousand years since Colorado has burned like this
Colorado's three largest wildfires in history have been in the past three months. Wildfires on this scale are exceedingly rare without a boost from cli…
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Oct 25
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