Topic: climate change
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The Suburban Ripple Effect of Sustainable Cities
When major cities embrace climate and energy initiatives, the communities around them inevitably follow.
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Climate Change at the Neighborhood Level
Researchers in Los Angeles try out a more granular approach to temperature change estimates.
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When It Comes to Cutting Carbon, Cities May Be More Powerful Than National Governments
Mayors have direct control of 75 percent of emission sources in their cities, according to a new report.
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Maps
Map of the Day: The State of a Warming America
Temperatures rose in each of the continental 48 states since 1970.
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Videos
Canaries in the Global Coalmine: Birdsong in a Changing Climate
How increasing CO2 in the atmosphere will affect the songs of birds.
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Which Cities Are Most Prepared for Climate Change?
According to a new report, governments in Latin American and Canada are doing the most, American cities come in dead last.
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Number of the Day: 4,700
That's the number of measures the world's 58 biggest cities have passed to fight climate change.
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Fighting Climate Change With a 300-Mile Bike Ride
200 riders peddled from New York to Washington on the annual Climate Ride.
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Jakarta Is Sinking Itself Into the Ocean
Groundwater pumping and rising sea levels could leave millions flooded out of their homes.
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Videos
A Streetlight Powered by Algae: Is This Actually Possible?
The French biochemist behind this strange green light sees it having a "massive" palliative effect on global warming.
