The Climate Crisis

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Politics & society

Reforestation is more cost-effective than previously thought, study finds

Researchers found that well-planned reforestation projects have up to 10 times more low-cost carbon removal potential than earlier estimates.

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Research

Size of tropical glaciers at lowest point in at least 11,000 years

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Business & economics

Researchers reveal a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis: The ‘winner’s curse’

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Research

What artificial streams can teach us about insects, algae and our changing climate

A photo of a prescribed burn in a conifer forest. The fire burns across the forest floor, generating flames and smoke, but does not extend into the branches of the trees. In the distance, a person wearing yellow fire protection gear is holding out a drip torch.

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

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Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire

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Portable sun-powered water harvester could combat water scarcity

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Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area

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Berkeley Talks: Climate grief: Embracing loss as a catalyst for collective action

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‘Climate Break’: A podcast focused on solutions to the climate crisis

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As rising seas disrupt toxic sites, communities of color are at most risk

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With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?

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A big step toward ‘green’ ammonia and a ‘greener’ fertilizer

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Speciesism, like racism, imperils humanity and the planet

A photo shows a sheep standing on a hill. Behind the sheep are a collection of wind turbines from a wind farm.

Why some countries are leading the shift to green energy

On a bright sunny day, a person wearing a white lab coat and a black baseball cap leans over to collect a water sample from an outdoor well. A second person, wearing a blue denim shirt, stands behind them.

Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California

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