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Posted in [CLIMATE](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate). ## [Antarctica’s Dicey Summer](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/27769-antarcticas-dicey-summer) CLIMATE WATCH - The past couple of years in Antarctica have been a rough and tumble affair of erratic climate change with record-high temperatures an… --- [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/f6/079c-f6516a67.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/27708-stopping-climate-catastrophe-a-practical-guide-for-ecological-change)### [Stopping Climate Catastrophe: A Practical Guide for Ecological Change](https://www.citywatchla.com/climate/27708-stopping-climate-catastrophe-a-practical-guide-for-ecological-change) Written by Roy Morrison on October 02 2023. 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