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Climate Change
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Can climate change computer models be trusted?
Dec 29, 2019 7:56 AM - When planning for the future, certainty can be hard to come by. That's the case when it comes to climate change. Yet scientists still urge confidence in their models -- and their warnings. Why? -
Dave Lowe found measurable proof of climate change 50 years ago. He's watched in horror ever since
Dec 24, 2019 6:00 AM - Dave Lowe was one of the first people on earth to find measurable proof that human activities were changing the atmosphere and warming the planet, work that contributed to the winning of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The prize is a testament to all that he has achieved in his career, but at the same time, to him, it's a haunting reminder of all the things he couldn't change. "I've lived this horror for 50 years," he says. "There's so little time left and we've just been so bloody stupid." -
Thousands of dead Alaska seabirds are washing ashore, for a fifth year. Experts call that a climate 'red flag.
Dec 14, 2019 6:05 PM - For five years in a row, masses of dead birds have been turning up on Alaska shorelines. The die-offs correlate with a heat-up of the marine environment -- at times an extreme heat-up. -
Climate change the cause of Great Lakes record high water ... and earlier record lows
Dec 7, 2019 4:33 PM - Climate change is eroding shorelines, altering ecosystems, and causing flooding and economic damage along the Great Lakes. But scientists hoping to communicate the consequences have to first confront a seemingly incongruous set of facts: While shoreline communities now gird themselves for flooding, lake levels were at historic lows as recently as 2013. -
Science warnings, US retreat add urgency to UN climate talks
Dec 1, 2019 7:38 AM - Mass protests, a last-minute venue change and talk of climate tipping points are adding some unplanned drama to this year's international talks on tackling global warming.
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Revolutionary recycling? A new technology turns everyday trash into plastic treasure.
Nov 23, 2019 6:00 AM - Eight tons of trash are piled high at the entrance of a small factory -- rotting food mixed with plastic bags, dirty paper, castoff bottles and containers, even broken toys. But nothing is headed for a landfill. Instead, what's next is a process that could revolutionize recycling.
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Presentation will address what can be done about climate changeNov 17, 2019 5:15 PM - A presentation on climate change will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the College of Lake County auditorium, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake.
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How an app helped Beijing fix its pollution problem
Nov 16, 2019 4:42 PM - Beijing is likely to exit the list of the world's 200 most polluted cities. And the Blue Map app has played a key role in helping citizens hold polluting industries to account. Is there a lesson for Delhi and other world capitals? -
Join in 'Protecting Our Future: A Climate Reality' Nov. 20 in Naperville
Nov 14, 2019 9:22 PM - On Nov. 20-21, Justin Hudetz of Plainfield and Lisa McClellan of Aurora will join a global initiative by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's "The Climate Reality Project: 24 Hours of Reality: Truth in Action," a conversation about the climate crisis and its solutions in communities around the world. -
Farmers 'understand that the climate is changing and we have to adapt'
Oct 26, 2019 4:34 PM - Although climate change is divisive in farm country, more farmers are talking about ways to adapt.
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