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The 101 on Climate Change

Christopher Kemper

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION I have a deep love for the environment at all levels?—?not At a conceptual level, I believe that the ecosystem must be balanced and that among the largest issues facing the world?—?poverty climate change is among the largest issue that our generation faces. outdoors and wildlife.

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A vital Atlantic Ocean system could collapse sooner than previously thought

Grist

Climate change has altered those conditions though, by warming oceans to record high temperatures and introducing more freshwater through sea-ice and glacier melt. We’re talking huge, huge climate changes in a very short time,” said Ditlevsen. “We degree Celsius (1.9 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming. “We’re

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Alaska, barren of sea ice, saw its hottest July in 125 years

Grist

A heat wave pulsating through the Arctic helped push Alaska to its warmest month ever recorded in July, with the state’s vast coastline left completely barren of sea ice. degrees C), nearly 1 degree F above the previous monthly high set in July 2004, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. degrees F (14.5