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Key points at the center of the climate crisis | Science

T.Those warning signs are glowing red. California’s wildfires were definitely exacerbated by the effects of global heating. A study published in July warns that the Arctic is undergoing an “accidental weather reversal” that could lead to dramatic changes. If to draw this point, on 14 September it was reported that …

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Mammal-like Triassic creatures defeated polar winters by sleeping

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The branches of a well-built plant-eating mammal that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago provide the oldest known evidence that animals deployed in winter-like states to survive lean periods such as polar winters. The interpretation of an artist shows the mammalian relative Lystrosaurus during the Triassic period …

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A satellite spots 11 new imperial penguin colonies

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Satellite images have revealed 11 previously unknown imperial penguin colonies in Antarctica, increasing the number of known colonies of the imperial birds by 20 percent. The discoveries were made by distinguishing the distinctive reddish-brown guano …

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