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President Danny Faure delivered a live address from a depth of 124 metres below the ocean's surface. Photo courtesy of the State House office of the president of the Republic of Seychelles

World Apr 14

Seychelles president’s underwater speech: Protect our oceans

By David Keyton, Associated Press

Science Jan 05

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As seas continue to rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zones

Hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents live in flood zones that can become inundated with storm water. But the state is trying to move some of them out of harm's way in one of the biggest home buyout programs…

By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green

Science Dec 06

When Hurricane Florence hit the small working-class town of Pollocksville, about half of its homes and businesses sat underwater for several days. Some parts of town were covered by up to 20 feet of water. Photo by Smith Hardy
Why coastal Carolina may never recover from its intensifying hurricanes

Coastal hurricanes are leaving behind toxic algal blooms, a new silent threat to water quality. It is one of three ways that these storms are changing North Carolina for good.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Sep 14

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How climate change is ‘loading the dice’ for more perilous hurricanes

As Hurricane Florence was closing in on the Carolina coast this week, the role of climate change in intensifying weather was back in the national conversation. Amna Nawaz talks with Radley Horton of Columbia University about the link between climate…

Nation Sep 13

After Florence, sea level rise threat will remain for North Carolina shore

The low-lying barrier islands hugging the Carolinas coast are experiencing some of the fastest rates of sea level rise in the world, nearly an inch a year.

By Michael Biesecker, Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

Aug 15

How to avoid a catastrophic ‘Hothouse Earth’

By Julia Griffin, Nsikan Akpan

Humanity only has a handful of decades to determine the future of our planet.

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Jul 14

As seas rise, Americans use nature to fight worsening erosion

By John Upton, Climate Central

Homeowners are using marsh seedlings and bags of oyster shells to create "living shorelines," a natural alternative to seawalls--and one that reduces coastal erosion as climate change causes sea levels to rise.

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Jun 13

Antarctica is losing ice twice as fast as anyone thought

By Amanda Grennell

Over the last 25 years, melting Antarctic ice has added nearly 3 trillion tons of water to the ocean, enough to fill Lake Erie six times over.

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Nov 17

Why is the Indian Ocean rising so rapidly?

By Rashmi Shivni

One pocket of the Indian Ocean is rising faster than other seas, and these scientists may know why.

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Oct 29

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On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 29, Puerto Rico calls to cancel a $300 million utility contract to restore its power after a federal investigation was launched to see if Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has ties to it. Then, residents…

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