Jon Gertner

contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine, author of “The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future”

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Contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine

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Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier is one of the fastest deteriorating glaciers in the world. But some researchers say they may have figured out a way to save it.

To try to save a fast-melting glacier, scientists use geoengineering

Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier is one of the fastest deteriorating glaciers in the world. But some researchers say they may have figured out a way to save it.

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After a year with almost no rain in Southern California, almost a million people have been forced from their homes in just four days.

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After a year with almost no rain in Southern California, almost a million people have been forced from their homes in just four days.

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