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Certain And Confident: Predicting The Future In A Climate-Changing World

President Donald Trump shakes hands with EPA chief Scott Pruitt on June 1 after speaking about the U.S. role in the Paris climate change accord in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Certain And Confident: Predicting The Future In A Climate-Changing World

The Climate Science Special Report, released by the White House last week, is a valuable read — it's a primer on how science works when it overlaps with the need to make informed bets on our future.

Will The Government Help Farmers Adapt To A Changing Climate?

The Agriculture Department established research centers in 2014 to translate climate science into real-world ideas to help farmers and ranchers adapt to a hotter climate. But a tone of skepticism about climate change from the Trump administration has some farmers worried that this research they rely on may now be in jeopardy. Luke Runyon/Harvest Public Media hide caption

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The Salt

Will The Government Help Farmers Adapt To A Changing Climate?

Harvest Public Media

The livelihoods of farmers and ranchers are intimately tied to weather and the environment. But they may no longer be able to depend on government research to help them adapt to climate change.

A Carbon Tax Gains Traction Among Some Conservatives

A refinery in Anacortes, Wash. In 2016, voters in Washington state rejected an initiative that would have taxed carbon emissions from fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption

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Energy

A Carbon Tax Gains Traction Among Some Conservatives

A long-shot idea has received recent attention: a plan that would set a price on carbon to encourage energy efficiency and limit the impact of climate change. Even the new CEO of Exxon Mobil backs it.

As Marrakech Climate Talks End, Worries Remain About U.S. Pullout

Participants at the Marrakech climate conference stage a public show of support for climate negotiations and the Paris agreement on Friday. David Keyton/AP hide caption

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Parallels

As Marrakech Climate Talks End, Worries Remain About U.S. Pullout

Negotiators had hoped the meeting would be the first step in implementing last year's Paris agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But the U.S. election has cast their plans into doubt.

As Marrakech Climate Talks End, Worries Remain About U.S. Pullout

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Tens Of Thousands Of Alpacas Die In Peruvian Cold Snap

Agustin Mayta Condori shows a sick alpaca, which he predicted would die the next day because of subfreezing temperatures in the southern Andes in Peru. Thousands of alpacas have died in the region. Rodrigo Abd/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Tens Of Thousands Of Alpacas Die In Peruvian Cold Snap

Peru's government has declared a state of emergency in the southern Andes, where brutally cold temperatures have killed the animals and threatened farmers living at high altitude.

Climate Change May Already Be Shifting Clouds Toward The Poles

About 70 percent of Earth is covered by clouds at any given moment. Their interaction with climate isn't easy to study, scientists say; these shape-shifters move quickly. NOAA/Flickr hide caption

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The Two-Way

Climate Change May Already Be Shifting Clouds Toward The Poles

Scientists who have been tracking cloud patterns over the past two decades say the shifts they're seeing seem to correlate closely with what's predicted by computer models of Earth's changing climate.

Climate Change May Already Be Shifting Clouds Toward The Poles

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What The World Looks Like After The Paris Treaty

French Foreign Minister and President of the COP21 Laurent Fabius (center) gives a thumbs up while U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) and French President Francois Hollande applaud after the final meeting of the U.N. conference on climate change in Le Bourget, France, on Saturday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

What The World Looks Like After The Paris Treaty

The climate treaty demands a profound paradigm shift in how civilization interacts with nature and resources — and builds hope that our deeds carry more weight than our words, says Marcelo Gleiser.

Climate Nerd Loves Science But Admits 'Only God (Is) Sure 100 Percent'

Ousmane Ndiaye loves computer models, climate forecasting and babies. Here he holds farmer Mariami Keita's 4-month-old baby girl, Ndeye. Courtesy of Vanessa Meadu (CCAFS) hide caption

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Goats and Soda

Climate Nerd Loves Science But Admits 'Only God (Is) Sure 100 Percent'

Armed with a Ph.D from Columbia University, Ousmane Ndiaye wants to tell farmers when the rain will (and won't) fall. But he's the first to say he's not always right.

'Planetary' Calls For A Global Vision Shift For Earthlings

A view of a phytoplankton bloom near Alaska's Pribilof Islands. The milky green and light blue shading of the water indicates the presence of vast populations of microscopic phytoplankton. NASA hide caption

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

'Planetary' Calls For A Global Vision Shift For Earthlings

On this Earth Day, Marcelo Gleiser points us to a trailer of the new movie, which calls for a change in perspective — a new way of relating to each other and to the planet.