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Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption’s New Record: Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in 15 Million Years
Global temperatures keep rising and ice melt in the Arctic continues apace as January global warmth broke all-time records.
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2015 Wildfires Burned a Record-Breaking 10.1 Million Acres
Fires in Alaska help to smash 2006 record.
Relentless Wildfires, Water Scarcity and Marine Die-Offs: Living With Climate Disruption
Recent scientific reports reveal that more than half of all marine life has been wiped out since 1970.
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Dahr Jamail | The New Climate “Normal”: Abrupt Sea Level Rise and Predictions of Civilization Collapse
With up to 10 feet of sea level rise expected by 2050, the latest indicators show abrupt climate disruption is upon us.
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Dahr Jamail | Mourning the Changes That Surround Us: Readers Speak Out on Climate
We asked Truthout readers to share observations of weather anomalies in their areas.
Dahr Jamail | “Imminent” Collapse of the Antarctic Ice Shelf and a “New Era” in the Arctic
As human-caused climate disruption progresses, sea level rise is happening far faster than previously expected.
Sarah Jaffe | Post-Occupied
Is “Occupy” over? Or are its many offshoots learning the arts of community rootedness and power building?
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Dahr Jamail | Radiation Leak at New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Site Highlights Problems
A recent fire and radiation release at a uranium repository in New Mexico has brought renewed focus on what to do with a growing stockpile of radioactive waste.
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Congress Fiddles While the Western States Burn
Global warming could very well be the culprit for the extreme weather conditions firefighters face today.
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It’s Climate Change: I Told You So
We canu2019t resurrect the 19 firefighters who gave their lives in Arizona this weekend, but we can start to listen to what the scientific community is telling us about …