Everyone Hates ‘Digger.’ It’s the Perfect Climate Movie

The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.

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They war-gamed dimming the Sun. It went even worse than you think.

Solar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.

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Indonesia to Reverse Course on 'World's Largest Deforestation Project'

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The land's ability to store carbon has bounced back after two bad years | New Scientist

Carbon absorption by forests and grasslands bounced back in 2025 thanks to favourable growing conditions, but El Niño could lead to another sharp slump next year

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Daily briefing: Visit a huge climate experiment in the Amazon rainforest

Step into the rainforest with climatologist David Lapola. Plus, watch an ‘invisible’ tattoo be revealed by ultraviolet light and explore PhD remuneration across Europe.

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When climate change brings the heat, what happens to a mighty redwood?

In heat wave-like temperatures, coast redwoods' photosynthesis slows down, which may put one of Earth's most efficient carbon storers in jeopardy.

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Thousands of Handwritten Records Reveal Scale of Warming in the Congo

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They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a glimpse of what happens when geopolitics takes the wheel.

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Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum - NASA Science

The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.

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Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat | New Scientist

The world hasn't experienced an El Niño this strong since the 1870s, when it sparked a terrible global famine. Are we better prepared this time?

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‘A living hell’: how Los Angeles got taken over by mosquitoes

Heat and humidity have led to one of the worst mosquito years in recent history, with West Nile virus at a decade high

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Let’s Talk About the Super El Niño and Climate Change

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.

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California’s Tallest and Most Iconic Trees Are Getting Heatstroke

Redwoods adapted to a cool, foggy climate. Now a new study shows they slow down photosynthesis when their environment warms.

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This Crystal Uses Sunlight To Turn Water Into Clean Hydrogen

A crystal that uses light to produce hydrogen from water could open a new route to cleaner, more affordable fuel.

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Penguin Poop Is Turning Antarctica Green, and Scientists Are Concerned

Penguins may be transforming Antarctica’s snowy coastline in an unexpected way.

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Home on verge of collapse as high tide hits Long Beach Peninsula

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Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it

The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.

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How the Grand Canyon could have lost 1 billion years of geologic history

The rise and fall of a continent-spanning cliff may help explain a mysterious 1-billion-year gap in Earth’s geologic history, a new study suggests.

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Five movements from the edge of the singularity

Change is in the air.

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An experiment to glimpse the future Amazon - in pictures

David Lapola is testing a big climate-science unknown: how will the forest cope as atmospheric carbon dioxide continues to rise?

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Floodwaters Overwhelm Thailand - NASA Science

Heavy rains since mid-September have caused widespread flooding that has affected millions of people across the country.

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Countdown to Extinction

Your daily climate change news source: the latest stories, key stats, causes and consequences

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Tropical trees built homes for ants. Wasps are taking them over

Predatory wasps are hijacking shelters built by tropical trees for their ant defenders, potentially disrupting an ancient partnership that protects the plants from hungry insects. The takeover is far more common in disturbed landscapes such as oil palm plantations and could have lasting consequences for forest recovery and evolution.

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A forgotten 30-year forest experiment just delivered a huge surprise

A 30-year forestry experiment in Australia found that heavily thinned mountain ash forests grew unusually large trees while recovering enough carbon to match or exceed untouched areas. The results suggest carefully managed thinning could support timber production, wildlife habitat, and carbon storage at the same time.

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California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise

Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska

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Most of us don't get to fly on private jets, but our taxes help fund them

A report from the Institute for Policy Studies highlights how private jets are costing Americans and polluting the planet.

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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

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From the politics community on Reddit: West Point’s only climate scientist fired after continuing to teach human causes of climate change | US news

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