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Department:August 10, 2017See the highlights from the 2016 issue of the planet's most comprehensive annual physical.
Department:August 10, 2017From greenhouse gases to tropical cyclones, and from the South Pole to the Sahara, the 37th issue of the annual State of the Climate report catalogs the climate in 2016.
Department:July 31, 2017Wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia helped along by hot and dry conditions.
Department:July 11, 2017Following a plateau in the early 2000s, global concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas methane have hit new highs in recent years. Chemical fingerprint tests seem to rule out a major role for fossil fuels. With more than half a dozen possible natural and human sources, how will scientists figure out where it's coming from?
Department:June 28, 2017Scorching heat impacted the western United States during the middle of June with record-breaking heat occurring from Arizona to the Pacific Northwest.
Department:June 15, 2017Thanks to warming winters and thawing permafrost, Arctic soil microbes are churning out carbon dioxide well after the end of the growing season ends. This extra source of atmospheric carbon may accelerate a regional warming trend that is already twice as fast as the global average.
Department:June 9, 2017In late May, cyclone Mora made landfall across Bangladesh, a country vulnerable to cyclones and sea level rise.
Department:April 17, 2017The Boston Marathon takes place every year on the third Monday in April. The average daytime high temperature in April has been warming rapidly in recent decades, making uncomfortable race days more likely.
Department:March 13, 2017This year's Iditarod sled dog race is underway, but it was forced to start hundreds of miles farther north than usual due to poor snow conditions.
Department:February 22, 2017Mild days—perfect for an outdoor picnic or a nice hike—are expected to drop about 14 percent by the end of the century, according to new research.
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