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West Coast storm: When an atmospheric river meets a bomb cyclone, it's like a fire hose flailing out of control - Chad Hecht, University of California, San Diego

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Companies are still committing to net-zero emissions, even if it's a bumpy road – here's what the data show -- L. Beril Toktay, Georgia Institute of Technology; Abhinav Shubham, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donghyun (Daniel) Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Manpreet S. Hora, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage -- Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan

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Carbon offsets can help bring energy efficiency to low-income Americans − our Nashville data shows it could be a win for everyone -- Zdravka Tzankova, Vanderbilt University; Carol Ziegler, Vanderbilt University, and James Muchira, Vanderbilt University

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Should I worry about mold growing in my home? -- Nicholas Money, Miami University

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After a delay, New York City is moving ahead with congestion pricing to improve traffic, air quality and public transit -- John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Saltwater flooding is a serious fire threat for EVs and other devices with lithium-ion batteries -- Xinyu Huang, University of South Carolina

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Countries spend huge sums on fossil fuel subsidies – why they're so hard to eliminate -- Bruce Huber, University of Notre Dame

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Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters -- Benika Dixon, Texas A&M University; J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston, and Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University

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Evidence from Snowball Earth found in ancient rocks on Colorado's Pikes Peak – it's a missing link -- Liam Courtney-Davies, University of Colorado Boulder; Christine Siddoway, Colorado College, and Rebecca Flowers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Why wildfires started by humans, cars and power lines can be more destructive and harder to contain -- Virginia Iglesias, University of Colorado Boulder

10 days ago

Disaster survivors want to rebuild safer, more sustainable homes, but cost misperceptions often stand in the way -- Susan Ostermann, University of Notre Dame and Abbie B. Liel, University of Colorado Boulder

12 days ago

Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns -- Zhe Li, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

1 month ago

Colonialism's legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes -- Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

23 days ago

Beyond bottled water and sandwiches: What FEMA is doing to get hurricane victims back into their homes -- Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University and Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University

21 days ago

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4 months ago

Svalbard Global Seed Vault evokes epic imagery and controversy because of the symbolic value of seeds -- Adriana Craciun, Boston University

13 days ago

Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round? -- Kelly R. MacGregor, Macalester College

9 days ago

Could fungi actually cause a zombie apocalypse? -- Matt Kasson, West Virginia University

29 days ago

Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise -- Becca Franks, New York University and Chiawen Chiang, New York University

30 days ago

From Confederate general to Cherokee heritage: Why returning the name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains matters -- Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee

26 days ago

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Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it's more about greenwashing than helping the climate -- Sehoon Kim, University of Florida

8 days ago

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can't change -- Gautam Jain, Columbia University

10 days ago

Time to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial -- Jamie Goldenberg, University of South Florida; Emily P. Courtney, University of South Florida, and Joshua Hart, Union College

19 days ago

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared -- Ben Kravitz, Indiana University and Tyler Felgenhauer, Duke University

2 months ago

The Moana effect: How small island nations are bringing their struggle against climate change to the world -- Susan Ann Samuel, University of Leeds

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4 months ago

No, America's battery plant boom isn't going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned -- James Morton Turner, Wellesley College; Joshua Busby, The University of Texas at Austin, and Nathan Jensen, The University of Texas at Austin

15 days ago

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles? -- Michael Leamy, Georgia Institute of Technology

21 days ago

Charging, not range, is becoming a top concern for electric car drivers -- Alan Jenn, University of California, Davis

1 month ago

Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control -- Daniel Cohan, Rice University

1 month ago

Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life -- Todd Allen, University of Michigan

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4 months ago

Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate -- Miriam Freedman, Penn State and Heidi Busse, Penn State

13 days ago

Godzilla at 70: The monster's warning to humanity is still urgent -- Amanda Kennell, University of Notre Dame and Jessica McManus Warnell, University of Notre Dame

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Millions of people across the US use well water, but very few test it often enough to make sure it's safe -- Gabriel Lade, Macalester College

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Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here's what our investigation found in East Palestine -- Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University

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San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution permits should be -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas

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US has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution − here are 3 strong points and a key issue to watch -- Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University

3 months ago

What's next after Supreme Court curbs regulatory power: More focus on laws' wording, less on their goals -- Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas

4 months ago

New EPA regulations target air, water, land and climate pollution from power plants, especially those that burn coal -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School

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