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NBC Learn, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, explores the impact that climate change is having on our planet. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.

Permafrost is thawing fast

Sea level rise accelerates

Oceans becoming more acidic

Glaciers shrink at 'alarming' rate

Warming & spreading disease

Carbon's impact on climate

Butterflies and adaptation

Food scarcity in future

Freshwater factor on oceans

Warming seas, wilder weather

Climate testing at lakes

Corals in crisis

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J.J. Ramberg, host of msnbc TV’s “Your Business”, looks at entrepreneurs bringing eco-friendly innovations to market.

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Firefighters tackle lingering hot spots in Colo.
Firefighters give reporters their first glimpse of devastation left in the wake of Colorado’s Black Forest fire as they work to douse lingering hot spots. KUSA’s Todd Walker reports.

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13,000 homes at risk in Colo. wildfire, sheriff says

Authorities mar irresistible toxic water

60,000 pounds of concrete used to create fake Fla. reef

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PhotoBlog: Environment

Image: Fish lie dead in the harbor area of Redondo Beach, south of Los Angeles

PhotoBlog
View and discuss this event and other environment photos that caught our eye.

Slideshows

Francesco Zizola / NOOR	Rising ocean levels threaten Maldives The Maldives, the lowest-lying nation on Earth, is at risk of disappearing from the world map, scientists say.
Stanley Greene / NOOR	Greenland’s shrinking ice hurts native tribe The Inuit, who survived for centuries by hunting seals and whales, are watching their way of life disappear.
Jon Lowenstein / NOOR	Picturing Climate Change View some of the causes and consequences of climate change from around the world.

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Nuclear opportunities, challenges
View an interactive guide on nuclear power prepared by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Multimedia

Black market
The wildlife trade is the third-largest illegal trade in the world after guns and drugs. Learn who is buying and selling and see the species put at risk by the trade.

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Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic
Msnbc.com takes you on interactive journey through the debate over the "greenest" way to cart away groceries.