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November 30, 2015 3:40 PM

Big data predicts centuries of harm if climate warming goes unchecked

It took about 30 teams of scientists using supercomputers to churn through mountains of data to see patterns aligning of what will happen decades and centuries from now.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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November 30, 2015 3:36 PM

Big data predicts centuries of harm if climate warming goes unchecked

How can climate scientists be so sure about what will happen decades and centuries from now? About 30 teams using supercomputers to churn through mountains of data see patterns aligning.

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November 30, 2015 3:36 PM

Bill Gates and other billionaires pledge to take on climate change

Twenty countries and 28 investors promised on Monday to jointly fund the development of energy alternatives.

by Marilyn Geewax

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November 30, 2015 10:00 AM

10 things to know about the U.N. climate talks in Paris

An essential introduction to the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference beginning Nov. 30.

by Ari Shapiro

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November 30, 2015 7:30 AM

Why negotiators at Paris climate talks are tossing the Kyoto model

The Kyoto Protocol of 1997 didn't slow down the gradual warming of the planet. Now governments meeting for a two-week summit are trying an a la carte approach.

by Christopher Joyce

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November 30, 2015 7:28 AM

147 world leaders gather in Paris for U.N. climate conference

During his opening speech, President Obama said that "no nation -- large or small, wealthy or poor -- is immune" to the ills of climate change.

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November 30, 2015 5:48 AM

Kyoto treaty fizzled, but climate talkers insist Paris is different

The 1997 Kyoto treaty set targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions that many nations didn't meet. This time, stakes are higher and all countries will be asked to set and meet their own limits.

by Christopher Joyce

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November 18, 2015 3:20 PM

Minn. environmental leaders, activists prep for Paris summit

More than 70 participants from Minnesota are expected to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP21.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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November 12, 2015 1:51 PM

NOAA scientist on climate change and wild weather events

What does climate change have to do with droughts, floods, massive snowstorms and a hurricane that slammed into Mexico with the strongest winds on record?

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November 5, 2015 5:56 PM

N.Y. attorney general investigates whether Exxon Mobil lied on climate change

Investigators want to know if the company deceived investors and the public about risks associated with climate change. The company protests that it has included those risks in its reports for years.

by Marilyn Geewax

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