The prize goes to 2 fields of study that are opposite in many ways though they share the goal of making sense of what seems random and chaotic so that it can be predicted.
climate change
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EPA rule sharply limits hydrofluorocarbons, gases used as refrigerants
The new rule is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by 85 percent over the next 15 years, part of a global phaseout designed to slow global warming.
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UN tells world leaders to do more to fight climate change
Leaders heard pleas Monday to make deeper cuts of emissions of heat-trapping gases and give poorer countries more money to develop cleaner energy and adapt to climate change.
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Maine’s climate is getting more volatile. Is your home ready for it?
Maine’s climate isn’t just getting warmer – it’s becoming more extreme and unpredictable. Now is the time to make your home more resilient, experts say.
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In New Jersey, New York Biden calls climate change ‘everybody’s crisis’
Biden said the threat from wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and other extreme weather must be dealt with in ways that will lessen the devastating effects of climate change.
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Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
The president makes the case for his infrastructure proposals and says the challenge transcends the politics of a deeply divided nation because of the threats posed by the storms and fires.
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Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons
A new analysis finds that 30% of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
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Siberia endures ‘nasty burning’ amid worst fire season in decades
The blazes are emitting record amounts of carbon while their smoke transits the North Pole.
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‘Code red’: UN scientists warn of worsening global warming
The authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which calls climate change clearly human-caused and “an established fact,” makes more precise and warmer forecasts for the 21st century.
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‘Code red for humanity’: Global warming nearing its limit, report finds
Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent.