Something big and strange is happening in the United States this week.
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The Pope, Obama, and China’s President Want to Save Earth
VW Could Fool the EPA, But It Couldn’t Trick Chemistry
The chemistry of the diesel engine is what gave away Volkswagen's emissions cheating.
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Exxon’s Own Scientists Confirmed Climate Change—In the 70s
The oil and gas giant took climate change seriously.
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El Nino Will Be Big, But It Probably Won’t Kill the Drought
NOAA is predicting a stronger than average El Niño this year, but doubts it will break the drought.
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What America Can Learn From Europe’s High-Speed Trains
California is the only place in the US where high-speed rail plans are really moving forward. Here's what the state has to learn.
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Climate Change Means One World’s Death and Another’s Birth
Climate change will kill off plenty of species...leaving room for new ones to adapt and thrive.
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New Map Plots North America’s Bounty of Rivers
More of North America’s land is covered by rivers than we thought, according to a new map.
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Hurricane Models Have Gotten Way Better Since Katrina
Katrina looked like a pixelated blob in 2005 hurricane models.
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No One Is Ready for the Next Katrina
As the seas rise and storms worsen, it's worth taking a look at how poorly US infrastructure is going to do under climate change.
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America Is Frying the Planet With Its Corn Fields
Scientists have been undercounting nitrous oxide emission in the Corn Belt by about 25 gigagrams annually.
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