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Superhot 'Mantle Plume' Is Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet

"Antarctica is getting a little hot under the collar. Just under the frozen wasteland of the world's coldest continent are some seriously hot rocks, which are helping to melt its ice sheet and create lakes and rivers, a study found."

Source: USA TODAY, 11/09/2017

"How Climate Change Is Playing Havoc With Olive Oil (and Farmers)"

"TREVI, Italy — It was in June, the time of year when the first olives normally burst from their blossoms in the mild warmth of early summer, when Irene Guidobaldi walked through her groves in blistering heat and watched in horror as the flowers on her trees began to wither and fall."

Source: NY Times, 10/25/2017

"Forest Fires Stoke Record Loss In World Tree Cover: Monitor"

"Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016, equivalent to the size of New Zealand, that could accelerate deforestation blamed for climate change, an independent forest monitoring network said on Monday."

Source: Reuters, 10/24/2017

"Potent Mix of Record Heat and Dryness Fuels Wildfires Across the West"

"Wildfires burned across hundreds of thousands of acres in the American and Canadian West this week, fueled by scorching temperatures that are breaking heat and fire records across the region." "'These unprecedented extreme events are exactly the types of events that are more likely due to the global warming that’s already occurred.'"

Source: InsideClimate News, 09/06/2017

"US Scientists Contradict Trump’s Climate Claims"

"As President Donald Trump touts new oil pipelines and pledges to revive the nation’s struggling coal mines, federal scientists are warning that burning fossil fuels is already driving a steep increase in the United States of heat waves, droughts and floods."

Source: AP, 08/09/2017

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