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Mexico City could be just months away from running out of drinking water
By Ben Turner published
Record droughts have been draining Mexico City's aquifers faster than they can be replenished, placing the city at risk of severe water shortages.

Atlantic's hurricane alley is so hot from El Niño it could send 2024's storm season into overdrive
By Ben Turner published
Unusually high temperatures combined with the abatement of the El Niño southern oscillation could aid the formation of extreme hurricanes this year.

Giant, synchronized swarms of locusts may become more common with climate change
By Emma Bryce published
Locust swarms can arise from several locations at once. Research has linked these dramatic events to bouts of heavy rain and wind — and that's not good news under climate change.

California-size Antarctic ice sheet once thought stable may actually be at tipping point for collapse
By Ben Turner published
Researchers have discovered the base of the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, which holds enough ice to raise sea levels by as much as 10 feet, may already be partially thawed.

Greenland is losing so much ice it's getting taller
By Stephanie Pappas published
The bedrock of Greenland is expanding upward as the land mass sheds ice.

Controversial climate change study claims we'll breach 2 C before 2030
By Ben Turner published
If the new study is correct, global warming is at least a decade further ahead than we thought. But other scientists say it is filled with errors and inconsistencies.

Satellite images reveal just how much cities on the US East Coast are sinking
By Robert Lea published
"Continuous unmitigated subsidence on the U.S. East Coast should cause concern."

Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
By Harry Baker published
After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.
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