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Northeastern marine science professor Kathleen Lotterhos says U.N. ocean and cryosphere report poses evolutionary challenges for marine life.
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Northeastern marine science professor Kathleen Lotterhos says U.N. ocean and cryosphere report poses evolutionary challenges for marine life.

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Could the youth who organized global climate strike be uniquely positioned to influence world leaders?
Climate change activists participate in an environmental demonstration as part of a global youth-led day of action, Friday Sept. 20, 2019, in New York. A wave of climate change protests swept across the globe Friday, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders headed for a U.N. summit: The warming world can't wait for action. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Could the youth who organized global climate strike be uniquely positioned to influence world leaders?

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Journalism student Ysabelle Kempe took Humans of New York approach to document the effects of climate change in six US states
“I think the best thing journalists can do in their reporting on climate change is to make it more human,” says Ysabelle Kempe, a journalism student at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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Journalism student Ysabelle Kempe took Humans of New York approach to document the effects of climate change in six US states

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Natural shoreline barriers on US coasts play a key role in protecting coastal communities from storms like Hurricane Dorian
This satellite image, taken on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 and provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shows Hurricane Dorian moving off the east coast of Florida in the Atlantic Ocean. NOAA via AP

Natural shoreline barriers on US coasts play a key role in protecting coastal communities from storms like Hurricane Dorian

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The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.
Neri dos Santos Silva watches an encroaching fire threat after digging trenches to keep the flames from spreading to the farm he works on, in the Nova Santa Helena municipality, in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Under increasing international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro recently authorized use of the military to battle the massive blazes. AP Photo/Leo Correa

The Amazon rainforest has been burning for weeks. Here’s why that matters.

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Global photo contest using #NUexperience on social media highlights students who studied stem cells in Colombia and climbed Mount Vesuvius in Italy
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Global photo contest using #NUexperience on social media highlights students who studied stem cells in Colombia and climbed Mount Vesuvius in Italy

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Here’s why the second round of Democratic debates will be ‘an elimination round’

Here’s why the second round of Democratic debates will be ‘an elimination round’

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Northeastern University’s Rae André wins 2019 David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award for teaching students about climate change and sustainability

Northeastern University’s Rae André wins 2019 David L. Bradford Outstanding Educator Award for teaching students about climate change and sustainability

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The US needs to change its approach to flooding after record-breaking floods in Midwest, Northeastern geoscientist says

The US needs to change its approach to flooding after record-breaking floods in Midwest, Northeastern geoscientist says

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Northeastern University student is a leader in UNICEF fighting to ensure good health and well-being around the globe

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Northeastern University student is a leader in UNICEF fighting to ensure good health and well-being around the globe

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Northeastern professor Alfred Brownell is awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism in Africa

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Northeastern professor Alfred Brownell is awarded Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots environmental activism in Africa

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Northeastern University student’s research experience in Singapore inspired him to take action on climate change

Northeastern University student’s research experience in Singapore inspired him to take action on climate change

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