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Global energy-related carbon emissions rose to a historic high of 32.5 gigatons last year, after three years of being flat, due to higher energy demand and the slowing of energy efficiency improvements, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
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A burst of wet, heavy snow swept its way up the U.S. East Coast on Wednesday, threatening to set major records for late-season snowfall. In a paradox of an equinox, springtime arrived on Tuesday to find winter storm watches plastered along the East Coast from Virginia to Massachusetts.
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Between the end of February and early March 2018, a series of massive storm systems called nor’easters have brought strong winds, heavy snow, and tremendous coastal flooding to communities from the Mid-Atlantic to northern Maine.
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Scientists studying a remote and icy stretch of the North Atlantic have found new evidence that fresh water, likely melted from Greenland or Arctic sea ice, may already be altering a key process that helps drives the global circulation of the oceans.
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Coastal communities should expect much more frequent flooding in coming decades as sea levels rise, according to a new federal report.
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The Gulf of Maine is getting warm — quick. From 2004–2013, sea temperatures there rose faster than almost any other location on Earth.
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Snow may get the most headlines from nor'easters, but it's the relentless onslaught of waves and water along the coast that can cause the most destruction.
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For two days in late February 2018, temperatures soared across the eastern United States to reach heights that might have reminded residents of early summer.
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The Arctic spring is arriving 16 days earlier than it did a decade ago, according to a new study which shows climate change is shifting
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From Salisbury to Plymouth, as well as the Cape and the Islands, a coastal flood warning remains in effect from 9 a.m. Friday until 3 a.m. Sunday.
