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Environmental and Climate Change Jobs with Union of Concerned Scientists. Founded in 1969, UCS was born out of a teach-in organized by a group of scientists and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to protest the militarization of scientific research and promote science in the public interest.


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How Does Climate Change Contribute to Heavy Rain and Flooding?


Scientists have determined that loading the atmosphere with increasing carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping emissions is raising global temperatures and triggering heavier precipitation events. How is this happening? Carbon dioxide from burning ...
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Chinese Nuclear Weapons Capability Lags Far Behind U.S.; Will Remain That Way for Foreseeable Future, Report Finds


The Chinese government is not trying to reach numerical parity with the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal and does not have the nuclear material to do so, according to a briefing paper released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The paper ...
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Heavy Rains and Flooding May Be 'New Norm'


Insurance Companies, Local Governments Preparing for Likely Future Extreme Weather WASHINGTON (May 18, 2011) – Extreme weather events, such as the heavy rains that recently flooded the Mississippi River, likely will occur more frequently in ...
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