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'Completely Terrifying': Study Warns Carbon-Saturated Oceans Headed Toward Tipping Point That Could Unleash Mass Extinction Event
Study Warns Melting of 'One of the World's Most Dangerous Glaciers' Could Cause 20-Inch Sea Level Rise
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Thwaites Glacier
NASA scientist says that "after reaching the tipping point, Thwaites Glacier could lose all of its ice in a period of 150 years."
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Canada's Plan to Ban Single-Use Plastics and Make Corporations Responsible for Waste Welcomed as 'Step in the Right Direction'
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
tim hortons cups
A Greenpeace campaigner said the country ultimately "needs to move towards...
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Residents of Welsh Village Set to Become UK's First Climate Refugees As Soon As 2042
Julia Conley, staff writer
"This is a wake-up call for the country. This is going to happen elsewhere."
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Global Sea Level May Rise Faster Than Previously Projected, With 'Profound Consequences for Humanity'
A plastic bag found on the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
What Did Deepest Submarine Dive in History Find in Mariana Trench? Plastic Garbage
A man collects plastic waste
187 Countries Just Took 'Crucial' Step to Stop Rich Nations From Treating Global South as Dumping Ground for Plastic Waste
Greta Thunberg speaking April 16, 2019 in Strasbourg to MEPs at the Committee on the Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety.
'You Cannot Ignore Science': In Emotional Plea, Greta Thunberg Begs EU to Take Urgent Climate Action
Plankton Research Equipment Inadvertently Reveals Skyrocketing Plastic Pollution Levels in World's Oceans
Visionary Study Shows How 30 Percent of World's Ocean Could Be Made Sanctuaries by 2030
'Huge Victory for Our Oceans': Trump Effort to Open Arctic to Oil and Gas Drilling Ruled Illegal
water samples
Bolstering Call for Urgent Global Action, New Study Shows Microplastic Pollution 'Absolutely Everywhere'
'Devastating' Impacts Feared as Oil Spill Threatens UNESCO Heritage Site in Pacific
Fishermen collect fish at Kovalam Beach
Global Warming Decimating World Fisheries—And Studies Warn It's On Track to Get Worse Without Urgent Action
Texas post-Hurricane Harvey
'We Have Entered the Age of Environmental Breakdown': Report Details World Nearing Runaway Collapse
City-Sized 1,000-Foot Deep Cavity Found in Glacier, Warns NASA, Signaling 'Rapid Decay' of Antarctic Ice

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