The combined average land and ocean surface temperature for May was its highest ever, as 2014 shapes up to potentially be the hottest year yet.
Climate Change
How climate change affects the U.S. and the world, from drought and mass migration to food security and global conflicts
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Obama unveils rules to reduce power plants’ pollution by 30 percent
The Obama administration unveils historic rules cutting carbon pollution from power plants by 30 percent, spurring prospects for a global deal to end climate change but setting up a battle over the environment in this year’s midterm elections.
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This year’s wildfires could incinerate the nation’s fire budget
The upcoming wildfire season could cost $400 million more to fight than the Forest Service and Interior Department have in their available budgets, according to a report those agencies released today.
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Calamitous climate plays part in Florida’s record rainfall
The National Weather Service said Tuesday was the rainiest day since at least 1880 in Pensacola, Florida. While it probably wouldn’t be correct to say that climate change caused Pensacola’s floods, it surely made them more likely.
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Supreme Court’s pollution ruling ‘a victory for Obama administration’
Top court’s decision on EPA’s powers means about 1,000 power plants will have to adopt new pollution controls.
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Apple: Climate change is real and it’s a real problem
Technology company claims 94 percent of its corporate facilities are now powered by renewable energy.
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Beefing up population density won’t curb greenhouse gas emissions
Thanks to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, we now can picture how America’s urban centers are locked inside vast rings of emissions-spewing sprawl.