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Spike in Air Conditioning Spews More Heat-Trapping Gases
Poorer countries drive the increase, which an international treaty aims to restrain
Stories by Gayathri Vaidyanathan
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How to Misinterpret Climate Change Research
Research into the cooling impact of aerosols sends climate contrarians into a tailspin
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Methane Leaks from Oil and Gas Wells Now Top Polluters
The oil and gas industry surges past cows as top U.S. methane emitter
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Pacific Current Change Slowed Global Warming
A cooler ocean phase has allowed the waters to absorb more heat
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Physicists Battle over the Meaning of "Incontrovertible" in Global Warming Fight
A semantic fight causes American Physical Society to change statement on climate change
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Political Football over Climate Change Rattles Windows of Ivory Tower
Politicians target academics with views that differ from their own on global warming
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U.N. Climate Science Body Launches Search to Replace a Strong Leader
The resignation of Rajendra Pachauri means the IPCC is looking for a new chairman
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IPCC Chief Resigns after Sexual Harassment Accusations
Interim chairman takes over as longtime head Rajendra Pachauri faces sexual harassment accusations from several former employees
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Undersea Volcanoes Erupt with Gravity, Shifting Earth's Climate
Researchers link volcanoes, tides and climate change
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Earth's Past Climate Reveals Future Global Warming
Emissions of carbon dioxide are changing the climate and natural factors like clouds may not help
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Earth's Water Cycle Measured via Giant Antenna
The Soil Moisture Active Passive satellite will help forecast drought and climate change
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Big Gap between What Scientists Say and Americans Think about Climate Change
But the gap may be closing between scientists and the public on global warming
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La Nina Extreme Weather Pattern May Double by Century's End
La Ninas bring floods and droughts to different parts of the world
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Satellite Treats Earth as Terrarium
A new satellite will help probe the unknowns about what global warming will do to the planet's fertility
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Powerful Global Warming Pollution Cut by New U.S. Rules
The White House announces new plans to slash emissions from the oil and gas industry
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What Have Climate Scientists Learned from 20-Year Fight with Deniers?
Scientists discuss lessons learned from the struggle with those who would deny human-caused global warming
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Mysterious Seafloor Methane Begins to Melt Off Washington State Coast
Researchers probe the oceans off the west coast and see signs of the meltdown of icy methane similar in size to the BP oil spill
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Abandoned Wells Leak Powerful Greenhouse Gas
Old oil and gas wells are adding methane to the atmosphere in Pennsylvania, spurring global warming
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2014 to Be Hottest Year Ever Measured
The World Meteorological Organization thinks this year will provide a new heat record for the planet
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Can Humans and Nature Coexist?
Conservationists go to war over whether humans are the measure of nature's value
