Climate
UN report calls for two-pronged approach to slow climate impacts
The latest IPCC climate change report underscores an urgent need for action to avoid the worst consequences of global warming.
By Nikk Ogasa
MS-ESS3-3
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
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SpaceSpace trash could kill satellites, space stations — and astronauts
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Environment‘Mining’ cryptocurrencies pollutes the real world
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EnvironmentHow we choose to pay has hidden costs for the planet
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EnvironmentBees and butterflies struggle to find flowers in polluted air
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EnvironmentWidely used pesticides may threaten Earth’s ozone layer
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EnvironmentScientists Say: Pollution
Pollution is any substance or form of energy released into the environment that is harmful to people or other living creatures.