After three years of decline, the amount of carbon dioxide humans emitted increased in 2017, the United Nations announced.
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U.S. impacts of climate change are intensifying, federal report says
The Trump Administration released a major report on climate change Friday, one that emphasizes the dire threat that human-caused global warming poses to the U.S. and its citizens.
Buried? Feds to release major climate report day after Thanksgiving
The federal government will release a major climate change report – Volume II of the National Climate Assessment – on Black Friday.
A side dish from Siberia? Many are going to freeze on Thanksgiving
Temperatures in the morningwill start off near zero degrees in northern New England and only about 30 degrees in southeastern Virginia, AccuWeather said.
How will the bitter cold and howling winds affect the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?
Despite a forecast of brutal, record-breaking cold on Thursday in New York City, the show –Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade – will go on.
Doomed ‘pinwheel’ star system to explode in spectacular gamma-ray blast, study says
Astronomers have found a unique “pinwheel” star system in our own galaxy, one that will eventually diein a massive explosion the likes of which have never seen before.
Prehistoric ‘Swiss Army knife’ discovered in China
Forget clubs. Real ‘cave men’ actually used complex tools as far back as 170,000 years ago, a new study said.
In search for life on Mars, NASA’s 2020 Rover mission will land in an ancient lakebed
Humans won’t be on it, but now we know where NASA’snext mission to Mars will be landing, the agency announced Monday.
Climate change to trigger widespread hazards to Earth and humanity – many at the same time
From human health to the world’s food supply, the threats from climate change are much larger than previously thought.
Cold turkey in the East, soggy in California: How weather will impact your Thanksgiving
If you’re traveling, rough weather could cause headaches in a few locations. For Thanksgiving itself, bone-chilling cold will be the main story.