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News spotlight: Ice sheet warming at highest rate in 1,000 years

By Mary Kate McCoy

January 30, 2023
In case you missed it: One of the coldest regions of the planet is experiencing its highest temperatures in at least a millennium. While grim, the findings are in line with what’s becoming clearer and clearer — Earth’s frozen regions are steadily warming.
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News spotlight: Gullah Geechee people look to nature to save their coastlines — and culture

By Kiley Price

August 1, 2022
In case you missed it: Communities across the southern coast of the U.S. are now losing their land — and the culture it represents — to sea-level rise. Nature can help.
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On a typhoon-swept island, one town rebuilds its coast guard: nature

By Kimberly Hoong

September 1, 2017
In this series of photos, Human Nature looks at one community’s efforts to rebuild what has been lost.
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4 ways climate change is making life harder for tigers

By Leah Duran

July 19, 2017
A new threat looms for these remaining tigers: climate change.
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6 facts you need to know about mangroves

By Andrew Kolb

July 25, 2016
Mangroves are a key piece of how we address climate change. It’s time we stop overlooking them.
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