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CBS News poll finds big majority of Americans support U.S. taking steps to reduce climate change

[ad_1] Record heat, hurricanes, wildfires all have been making news in recent years. And while not everyone agrees events like these are the direct result of climate change, they do connect to peoples’ opinions about it: a big majority of Americans feel the U.S. needs to address climate change, with those who report experiencing extreme…

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90% of some of the world’s traditional wine regions could be gone in decades. It’s part of a larger problem.

[ad_1] Your favorite wines may soon cease to exist. Some of the world’s traditional wine regions, from Europe to Southern California, are at risk of almost completely disappearing within decades, researchers found, as the conditions necessary to produce their grapes grow more unfruitful due to climate change.  As humans continue to burn fossil fuels, the…

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Maersk to bypass Panama Canal amid drought

[ad_1] AP Moller-Maersk will use rail transport to avoid the drought-hit Panama Canal, the Danish shipping giant said late on Wednesday, as low water levels have caused one of the world’s main maritime trade routes to reduce crossings. The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has reduced the amount and weight of vessels passing through based on…

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Hawaii wildlife refuge pond mysteriously turns bubble-gum pink. Scientists have identified a likely culprit.

[ad_1] A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie,” but the bizarre phenomenon is no cause for a dance party. Drought may be to blame for the strange hue, scientists say, and they’re warning against entering the water or drinking it. Staff at the Kealia Pond…

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