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Svalbard in the Arctic Circle is estimated to be heating at six times the global average. The consensus is that the temperature in Svalbard has jumped 4C in the past 50 years. Since the 1980s, the amount of summer sea ice has halved and some scientists fear it will be …

“Cutting methane is the single fastest, most effective opportunity to reduce climate change risks in the near term,” says atmospheric scientist Ilissa Ocko. That’s because, unlike carbon dioxide, methane’s warming power doesn’t come from a gradual buildup over time but is almost entirely from recent emissions. Ocko identifies three main …