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![A beaver floating in the water.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SsMDepCLTDUhYPgCsVifTR-320-80.jpg)
Beavers are helping fight climate change, satellite data shows
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
As global warming intensifies droughts, floods and wildfires around the world, scientists in western United States are turning to beavers to help reverse some of the damage.
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Satellites watch as 4th global coral bleaching event unfolds (image)
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Satellites are tracking in real time as multiple major coral reefs around the world get paler due to warming sea temperatures in the fourth-ever global bleaching event.
![Dark rocks strewn across the ice in Antarctica](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W6xk64XNSakHtKtHFtaBCH-320-80.jpg)
Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them
By Harry Baker published
A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.
![A crack in an ice sheet an Antarctica ice sheet caused by climate change](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PhnmSDrpvaTgW4AaptaTyN-320-80.jpg)
Climate change and polar ice melting could be impacting the length of Earth's day
By Robert Lea published
Humanity's activities and climate change are impacting the polar ice sheets, causing excessive melting, and this is slowing Earth's rotation, challenging official timekeeping standards.
![A sinkhole in the permafrost shows thawing due to climate change.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DmStp8kr4U3K7S4GRWxrCm-320-80.jpg)
Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
By Sascha Pare published
A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.
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These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change
By Leonard David published
A group has been formed to study and promote a space-based sunshade as a method to help fend off global climate change.
![a silhouetted forest of black trees lines the bottom as smoke billows upward into an all-engulfing orange haze. The silhouette of a helicopter carrying a water pouch hangs in the air.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wpRjjRrofZ7CJR5f8e8feD-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Earth, showing southern North America and South America, the planet covered in a dusty brown haze, with this red swirls over the USA.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KQheaQBDSvwUdKtXjRYYv8-320-80.jpg)
NASA's new 'Greenhouse Gas Center' tracks humanity's contribution to climate change
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA is at the forefront of a new greenhouse gas hub that will provide more important information to aid in efforts to combat climate change.
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