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Urban Harvest

Confronting climate change and poverty, a new crop of city farmers comes of age in Africa. Table of Contents | Digital Edition
Guardian Environmental Network
By Climate Central
Watch 131 Years of Global Warming in 26 Seconds
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January 25, 2012: From our friends at NASA comes this amazing 26-second video, depicting how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1880. That year is what scientists call the beginning of the “modern record.” You’ll note an... read more >
Top 10 States Ravaged by Extreme Weather in 2011
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December 20, 2011: In a year that set the record for billion-dollar disasters, these states -- including Texas, North Carolina, and New Jersey -- were hit the worst.
INFOGRAPHIC: A Quarter Million New Yorkers Reside Below Potential Storm Surge
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August 27, 2011: Global warming's effects have put more and more people in harm's way in New York, where flooding from a hurricane could create massive problems.
LISTEN: Digging Into Past Climate
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March 16, 2011: In the latest installment of the Climopedia podcast, Climate Central and OnEarth examine how the history of the Earth's climate can teach us about modern climate change.
LISTEN: What Can We Do With All That CO2?
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March 1, 2011: In the first installment of a new podcast series, Climate Central and OnEarth look at carbon dioxide -- what it is, where it comes from, and how we can deal with it building up in our atmosphere.
VIDEO: Top Five Extreme Weather Events of 2010
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January 4, 2011: From flooding to heat waves to snowmageddon, 2010 was a year of extremes. Heidi Cullen counts down the top five.
Hot Enough For You? Wait Until 2050
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July 7, 2010: Northeast: July Days Over 95 Degrees This graphic shows a projection for the change in number of days with high temperatures of 95 degrees Fahrenheit or greater during the month of July by mid-century compared to today.... read more >
VIDEO: Tornado Detectives
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May 17, 2010: Most people would do anything to stay away from tornadoes, but some scientists seek out them out.
Wind Energy's Potential and Challenges
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May 3, 2010: You can't see it or hold it, but scientists estimate that wind has the potential to supply the world's electricity five times over while producing almost no greenhouse gas emissions. Yet the U.S. currently gets less than... read more >
Arctic Changes: The Big Picture
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March 31, 2010: Over recent decades, the Arctic has been the fastest-warming region on the planet.  This Climate Central video tells the story of how it has been changing, as seen from satellites above, and submarines below, touring... read more >
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Climate Central is a nonprofit, collaborative group of scientists and communicators. Its mission is to create a bridge between the scientific community and the public, providing clear, honest, nonpartisan, and up-to-date information to help people make sound decisions about

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