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Another Way Climate Change Might Make Hurricanes Worse

by Faye Flam | Sep 12, 2017 | Opinion

In a recent talk about his new book, “Scale,” physicist Geoffrey West described climate change as a form of entropy –- disorder that’s created as the price of all the order and creative energy pent up in cities. In this view, climate change is not, as some argue, just...

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Rex Tillerson testifies during a confirmation hearing. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Tillerson: US Has a ‘Terrific Record’ in Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2017 | World

Washington- After the United States’ recent pull out of the Paris climate agreement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reassured reporters on Friday that the United States will pursue unilateral efforts to curb greenhouse emissions. Speaking at the reception of...

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VINCENNES BAY, ANTARTICA – JANUARY 11: Giant tabular icebergs are surrounded by ice floe drift in Vincennes Bay on January 11, 2008 in the Australian Antarctic Territory. Australia’s CSIRO’s atmospheric research unit has found the world is warming faster than predicted by the United Nations’ top climate change body, with harmful emissions exceeding worst-case estimates. (Photo by Torsten Blackwood – Pool/Getty Images)

Why Scientific Consensus Is Worth Taking Seriously

by Faye Flam | May 25, 2017 | Opinion

Yes, collective missteps happen. But if anything, history shows how hard it is to get scientists to agree in the first place. Following the pack is not part of the scientific method. The point is to follow the evidence. And that leaves room for ambiguity in...

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Happy Earth Day. Enjoy It While You Last.

by Faye Flam | Apr 25, 2017 | Opinion

The people who know the most about life on Earth tend to be the most impressed by its staying power. Harvard professor Andrew Knoll marvels that our planet has sustained life continuously for four billion years — most of its 4.5 billion years in existence. This...

At Sundance, the Theme Is Climate Change

by Brooks Barnes | Jan 14, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

LOS ANGELES — It certainly reads like a political statement: Next week, one day before Donald J. Trump takes the presidential oath of office, the Sundance Film Festival will open its 33rd edition with a climate-change documentary starring Al Gore. Mr. Trump has mocked...