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The Oregon Glaciers Institute just published a four-year report detailing their commitment to addressing glacier retreat—one of climate change's most infamous impacts.
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we talk to Ivanovich, who is studying climate extremes and humid heat.
In honor of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we profile Caroline Juang, who studies how climate change is impacting wildfires out west.
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