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Something has shifted in the way climate scientists talk about their own work. The language has become noticeably more cautious, the caveats more pointed. Researchers who once trusted decades-old ...

A new report from the National Academies provides a comprehensive assessment of the current capabilities of extreme event ...

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After a record fall, when nearly the entire United States experienced drought—unprecedented in US Drought Monitor history—water managers and planners nationwide are nervously hoping for a wet winter, ...

Researchers have copied massive quantities of publicly available climate and environmental data from NASA onto a Swiss ...

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A new climate model shows social norms can speed up or slow emissions cuts, revealing how culture shapes global climate action.

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This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Climate models are complex, just like the world they ...