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- Herman Melville
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President Joe Biden inspires a new form of patriotism in the United States: one based on pride in our outdoor landscapes and public lands.
Zombie Fires Threaten Arctic Land and Climate
Re-emerging fires that survived the winter may contribute to record burning and CO2 emissions.
Designing Whole Communities That Give Back As Much As They Take
Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption in the U.S., compared to 32% for industry and 28% for transportation.
2ËšC Will Push Most Tropical Rainforests Above Their Safe ‘Heat Threshold’
Climate change will mean death outweighs growth, and tropical forests will eventually switch to releasing more carbon into the atmosphere than they take out.
Will Three Billion People Really Live in Temperatures as Hot as the Sahara by 2070?
A new study suggests humans, like any animal or plant, have a preferred climate or environmental niche in which they thrive – climate change will shift billions of people out of this comfort zone.
Revisited: How ‘Badass’ Scientists Climb Mountains to Fight Climate Change
Inspired by the "badass for science" label given to the American Climber Science Program after Dr. John All's viral crevasse fall video, Steve Byrne explores the true meaning of citizen science.
