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Studies have shown that wheat grown in environments with elevated carbon dioxide has less protein.
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Australia introduced a new incentive for farmers to store carbon in their soil. Should we copy the idea?
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The U.N. warns of drastic repercussions if we don't.
Dr. Alex Hall has employed an innovative technique for applying global climate models to L.A. and the surrounding region to provide detailed projections of climate change
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This study details stunning impacts to regional mountains.
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This study is part of the Climate Change in the Los Angeles Region Project, of which Professor Alex Hall is the lead scientist.
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The Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Study for the City of Los Angeles
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For many people, climate change still feels too abstract and faraway; This makes it more real.
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Very old trees may remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than young ones.
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Despite earlier gloomy prognostications that California's greenhouse gas cap and trade system would violate the law and tank the state's economy, the program's first year has been a remarkable success according to a new report by the Environmental Defe...
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ReWire takes a look at the stories you thought were the most important, at least in terms of how many of you stopped by to read them. Here are the top ten most-visited stories for 2013, in ascending order of eyeballs.
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A new amendment to Los Angeles' building codes now requires all new residential roofs to reflect more sunlight, a move that should help the city reduce the effects of global warming.
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