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Saving the Monarchs ~ Community Scientists Provide Backyard Data for Field Museum Project

Apr 30, 2021 ● By Sheryl DeVore

The Field Museum, in Chicago, is leading the way in community science to better understand monarch butterfly programs. Chicago area residents can become natural area and backyard monarch monitors to help scientists with this key conservation work.

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Critters React to Warming Temperatures in the Rockies

Apr 30, 2021

A study reveals that the popular golden-mantled ground squirrel and 46 other species of rodents and shrews in Colorado are climbing uphill to escape warming temperatures in the state.

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Allergy sufferer blowing nose outside experiencing more symptoms from climate change
Climate Change Makes Pollen Season Worse for Allergy Sufferers

Apr 30, 2021

A study found that pollen seasons have been getting longer and more intense over the last 30 years with an increase in mean annual temperatures being the strongest driver.

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Tan house with slanted tired blue roofs
Sustainability and Resiliency Meet in Eco-Homes of the Future

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Sue Markgraf

We know the climate is changing, says Nate Kipnis, and architects want to make sure we are designing sustainable homes that can withstand the current environment, and are also designed to manage future weather extremes.

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Deforestation in changing climate
Deforestation Alert System Mitigates Climate Change

Mar 31, 2021

Global Forest Watch, a free application, uses satellite imaging to detect and alert deforestation activities, a key factor of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate change.

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The Benefits of Planting Trees: More Foliage Means Lower Temperatures

Mar 31, 2021

The restoration of trees is among the most effective strategies for climate change mitigation. Here are some ways to take action against deforestation and support the planting of trees.

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Satellite image of a warming planet Earth from climate change
Climate Change and Our Health: The Human Costs of a Warming Planet

Mar 31, 2021 ● By Sandra Yeyati

The warming of the planet poses immediate dire consequences for human health. Here are ways to prepare, adapt and mobilize for climate change to build resilient, thriving communities.

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Hurricane impacting climate change
Climate Change Makes Hurricane Destruction Worse

Jan 29, 2021

Research suggests hurricanes will remain stronger and persist longer after making landfall, causing greater and more widespread destruction, because of ocean waters heated by climate change.

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Beach with rising sea level
Some Beaches Can Survive Rising Sea Levels

Dec 30, 2020

An international team of coastal scientists from around the world has disproved the theory that half the world’s beaches will become extinct over the course of the 21st century.

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Nitrous Oxide Hastens Global Warming

Dec 30, 2020

Rising nitrous oxide (N20) emissions are jeopardizing the climate goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, according to a study.

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Climate Anxiety: Navigating Our Emotions as the Planet Changes

Dec 30, 2020 ● By Sandra Yeyati

Many of us are anxious and fearful, prompted by the growing realization of being in a state of environmental insecurity caused by climate change.

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Amazon Climate Pledge Friendly
Amazon Climate Label Facilitates Greener Choices

Nov 27, 2020

Amazon is labeling approximately 25,000 products with a Climate Pledge Friendly (CPF) designation to meet a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2040.

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Climate Refugees Could Reach One Billion by 2050

Nov 27, 2020

According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, more than 1 billion people worldwide will live in countries with insufficient infrastructure to withstand climate change by 2050.

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Arctic Ice
Saving Arctic Ice Using Glass Beads

Nov 27, 2020

Arctic Ice Project is proposing to scatter a thin layer of reflective silica glass particles over parts of the Arctic in an effort to protect it from the sun and help ice to re-form.

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Forest Restoration Area
Climate Change Impedes Wildfire Reforestation Efforts

Oct 30, 2020

A study found that forest recovery declines significantly under warmer, drier conditions caused by climate change, making forests less resilient to fire.

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