Climate scientists and policymakers have long warned of a dangerous threshold: If global temperatures rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial averages, we risk devastating consequences, including severe flooding, heat waves, and drought.
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Clean Air Policies Linked to Improved Cognition Among New York City Children
Beginning in the late 1990s, air pollution declined in New York City following the implementation of clean air and climate policies.
Fast-Moving Wildfires Leave Forests Less Able to Recover, Study Finds
The severe, drought-fueled fires now burning across much of the American West and Canada may be scorching forests so thoroughly that they cannot recover to the forests they once were, new research shows.
Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds
Certain kinds of clouds are misbehaving – appearing more often and lower in the sky than they used to.
Amid Drought, Hundreds of French Rivers Are Drying Up
An ongoing drought in Europe has sapped French rivers. Officials say that 43 percent of small waterways in France have been partially or completely dried up.
The Turtle Who Wants to Cross the Road
An eastern box turtle living in the New Hope Creek watershed near Duke’s campus wants to leave its habitat in search of resources or a mate.




