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The folks at the National Weather Service in Alaska were nervous. They were kind of caught between a rock and a hard place.

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In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, the island nation of Tuvalu is quietly fighting for survival. This small country, known ...

Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused on understanding global climate impacts, risks, and vulnerabilities to ...

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The world's forum for banking regulators published a framework for disclosing climate-related risks on Friday, making the implementation voluntary, following pushback from the U.S.

The collapse of a crucial network of Atlantic Ocean currents could push parts of the world into a deep freeze, with winter temperatures plunging to around minus 55 degrees Fahrenheit in some cities, ...

A grim study published in 'Nature' lays bare the effect of climate change on today's kids, with those born in 2020 two to seven times more likely to witness "one-in-10,000-year events" in their lives.

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We developed a systematic evidence and gap map (2014–24) to assess how climate change impacts, mitigation, and adaptation affect the wellbeing of children aged 0–18 years globally, and discussed ...