Topic: climate change
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The Surprising Way Airplanes May Be Heating Up the World's Climate
Tantalizing evidence suggests that yes, air traffic is helping give the atmosphere a fever.
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This Week in Bans
Why Is the U.S. Capitol Still Burning Coal?
Also, a London neighbor fights against public gobbing and Sydney's wealthy whine about public-park weddings.
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Hoboken Could Be a Model for Dealing With Urban Flooding
Hoboken could provide a perfect laboratory for aggressive efforts. Are state and federal governments ready to participate in the experiment?
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Why Modernism Gets Blamed for Making Snowstorms Worse
It’s easy to take potshots when architects push the envelope. But the flat roof is problematic as a more basic matter of function.
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Maps
NASA Satellite Spots Foul Pollution Trails Over Shipping Lanes
Thick trails of lung-damaging nitrogen dioxide stretch from ports in China, India and the Middle East, and fume off of coastal cities worldwide.
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9 Steps Cities Must Take to Dramatically Cut Carbon Emissions
A very long, very bold to-do list for the next 20 years.
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Maps
These Scary Maps Explain What Sea Level Rise Will Mean in Boston
Today's 100-year storm surge could be tomorrow's high tide.
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Charts
55 Acronyms That Show Why We Should Be Scared for Our Coastlines
VBZD? "Vector-borne and zoonotic disease." SLCS? "Sea level change scenarios." CSO? "Combined sewer overflow."
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Not Just Global Climate Change, But Regional Shifts
How waste heat from large cities may be affecting weather patterns in areas up to 1000 miles away.
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Look Out Coastal Cities: Greenland Is Melting, Fast
The summer melt in 2012 alone added a millimeter to the global sea level.
