Lost samples from a secret army base reveal that Greenland's ice vanished 416,000 years ago. That means it could melt way faster than expected.

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Two reserachers, Lyle B. Hansen and Chester Langway, lean over a grey-brown piece of core with engrossed looks on their faces. The man on the left is pointing with a gloved hand to something on the core we can't see, he appears to be saying something.
Lyle B. Hansen and Chester Langway inspecting the sub-ice core from the Project Iceworm drilling.

Photograph by David Atwood, U.S.

The remains of long-lost climbers are appearing as climate change melts glaciers

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Ice on a glacier melting into dripping water.
A melted glacier revealed the remains of a long-lost German mountain climber this month.

Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Texans are staying inside during record heat — and the state's economy could take a $9.5 billion hit from reduced business

Tech Insider : Economy
U.S. Veteran Bennie Earsle, 72, exits a store after buying a jug of water on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
U.S. Veteran Bennie Earsle, 72, exits a store after buying a jug of water on June 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas.

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41 Million Americans Are Simmering on Urban Heat Islands

Gizmodo : Environment

Try walking outside on a midsummer day in New York City. You’re sweating buckets. You can smell garbage rotting by the side of the road. The sunlight and heat seem to reflect from the steaming pavement, which is so hot to the touch it burns your skin.

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Climate change is killing off a vital ocean current system and it could spark permanent droughts and extreme winters, scientists say

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A NASA image depicting storms in the Atlantic Ocean.
Monsoon patterns could be just one of many weather patterns disrupted by the collapse of this vital current system.

NASA GOES Project/Handout via Reuters

Scorching temperatures are making delivery a dangerous job — and it's only getting worse

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A delivery man stands in the sweltering heat, delivering packages in a hostile neighborhood.
Amazon, FedEx, UPS, and USPS make millions of deliveries every day. Heat waves make the jobs behind those deliveries more dangerous.

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The housing affordability crisis has boosted migration to areas vulnerable to floods, wildfires, and extreme heat

Tech Insider : Economy
Woman drives her car in a flooded road in Florida.
Frequent flooding has direct and indirect consequences on roads and traffic: while some roads flood and become impracticable, others see traffic clogs and delays as drivers take alternative routes.

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Climate change is the next mega-shock coming for markets and the economy, think tank says

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Heatwave Australia
A man sunbathes on rocks at a beach in Melbourne.

REUTERS/Mick Tsikas

Worms that contain the same lethal neurotoxin as puffer fish are invading the East Coast

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A hammerhead worm crawling on the ground.
Hammerhead worms are on the rise in the Mid-Atlantic, experts report.

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Don't call the extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires 'the new normal'

Tech Insider : Climate Crisis
A person tries to cool off by pressing a cold towel to his face.
Phoenix on Wednesday had a record 20 consecutive days of temperatures reaching 110 degrees or beyond.

Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

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