they call it global warming for a reason
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Striking Satellite Images Show Mount Fuji’s Sad Snowcap
Don’t look. Mount Fuji is naked. The iconic volcano is usually known for having a cap of bright white snow from autumn through spring, but this year, it’s largely missing.
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As the Planet Warms, Scientists Are Discovering Groundbreaking Ways to Keep Cool
The world is getting hotter, and the most common technologies to cool down our homes are making things worse. In a new special issue of the journal Science, researchers have identified key ways to get us out of that catch-22. They include cutting-edge technologies and materials that could fundamentally change air conditioning for the better.
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Oh Crap, Major UN Climate Study Finds
The United Nations (UN) has a new report out that says what many of us already know in our bones: The world is on fucking fire, and it’s going to get worse unless we act.
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Death Valley Just Saw the Hottest Temperature Ever Reliably Recorded on Earth
California had itself a weekend of rolling blackouts, freak thunderstorms, and a fire-induced tornado. But the state had to go and do one more wild thing: set the record for hottest temperature recorded anywhere on Earth.