climate change
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June 7, 2024, 11:49 PM ET (NPR)
Carbon dioxide hits record level in atmosphere, causing climate change
June 6, 2024, 11:36 PM ET (CBS)
Rising temps, CO2 levels raise significant climate change concerns
June 5, 2024, 6:21 AM ET (USA Today)
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June 3, 2024, 11:17 PM ET (CBS)
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June 3, 2024, 5:27 AM ET (CBS)
Climate change could be impacting emergence of cicadas
climate change, periodic modification of Earth’s climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth system. The atmosphere is a dynamic fluid that is continually in motion. Both its physical properties and its rate and direction of motion are influenced by a variety of factors, including solar radiation, the geographic position of continents, ocean currents, the location and orientation of mountain ranges, atmospheric chemistry, and vegetation growing on the land surface. All these factors change through time. Some factors, ...(100 of 12125 words)