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Glaciers Crumble as Earth Warms, Climate-Resilient “Super Reefs”, Fat Marmot Week and “OnlyMarms”, and more.

The devastating August 2026 flash floods in Nepal and Tibet were triggered in part by a glacial collapse, a phenomenon likely to become more frequent as the Earth continues to rapidly warm due to human caused climate change. We discuss why climate change is making mountains and g ...  Show more

Blocking New UK Oil and Gas, An Indigenous Bison Harvest, Terry Tempest Williams on ‘The Glorians’ and more.

Great Britain is Europe’s third largest oil and gas producer, even with a commitment to a net-zero economy by 2050. A small group of climate activists is helping the UK meet that target by winning a Supreme Court decision that’s blocking any new UK oil and gas projects that don’t ...  Show more

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