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By Chelsea Gohd Published
Temperatures and precipitation are hitting new extremes.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
"We can – and must – get on the right path."

By Joanna Thompson Published
Wildfire-derived ozone appears responsible for 2,045 excess deaths, on average, per year across the U.S., 20 years of satellite data reveal.

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
Antarctica has lost nearly 5,000 square miles of "grounded ice" in 30 years, as warming ocean waters drive retreat in vulnerable regions, a new study finds.

By Shuang-Ye Wu Published
First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding.

By Twila A. Moon, Rick Thoman, Matthew L. Druckenmiller Published
Overall, the Arctic is warming more than twice as fast as the Earth as a whole.

By Stefanie Waldek Published
Using high-resolution observations from the GHGSat satellite constellation, researchers have produced the first global, facility-level estimate of methane emissions from the energy sector.

By Stefanie Waldek Published
It all comes down to the difference in temperature between the North Pole and the equator.

By Keith Cooper Published
A historical record of Arctic sea ice based on the abundance of cosmic dust in sediments on the sea bed of the Arctic Ocean has revealed how the sea ice responds to climate warming.

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published
A new global wildfire report reveals how human-caused warming made fire weather dozens of times more likely — and shows how satellites are helping scientists track the planet's future.
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