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Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record

October 22, 2026 - 19:01
This summer’s heat was the continent’s deadliest by far this century, according to new peer-reviewed estimates.
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I.U.C.N. Red List Classifies Most Shallow Coral Reefs as Critically Endangered

October 22, 2026 - 08:00
If climate change continues apace, 96 percent of shallow coral reef ecosystems may collapse within 50 years, including in Australia’s Great Barrier reef.
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U.K. Approves Long-Stalled Jackdaw Gas Drilling Project in the North Sea

October 21, 2026 - 11:10
The project will lessen the country’s dependence on imported energy, though environmental advocates say it undercuts a pledge to reduce carbon emissions.
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Emissions Gap Report Identifies U.S. as Outlier Among G20 Nations

October 21, 2026 - 01:00
The scientific report, identifies the United States as an outlier among the nations responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Britain Is Said to Approve New Gas Drilling in the North Sea

October 20, 2026 - 16:44
Jackdaw, a natural gas field off the coast of Scotland, would be the first new gas extraction project in the North Sea since a government moratorium in 2024.
Categories: Climate

Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life

October 19, 2026 - 08:00
The dire projections come from the state’s Climate Change Assessment, which analyzes the impacts of changing weather patterns on the nation’s most-populous state.
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Tree Pandemics

October 19, 2026 - 05:01
Species after species, American trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.
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Planet Earth and Brazil’s Election

October 18, 2026 - 16:41
The Amazon rainforest has been a crucial battleground in the country’s presidential runoff.
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The Glaciers Are Collapsing. This Is What We Must Do.

October 16, 2026 - 14:56
A glacier monitoring system could give communities in Nepal not 13 minutes, but hours or days to evacuate.
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El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

October 16, 2026 - 10:41
A sugarcane crop withered by El Niño in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.
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Book Review: ‘Bogland,’ by Merritt R. Turetsky

October 16, 2026 - 06:16
In “Bogland,” Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.
Categories: Climate

Understanding a Home’s Fire Risk

October 15, 2026 - 16:23
The ratings on real estate sites that try to convey the risk of burning in a wildfire may overcomplicate or misrepresent the risk.
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How One Global Climate Deal Worked ‘Perfectly’ as Others Faltered

October 15, 2026 - 11:32
In just a decade, the world has slashed super-polluting chemicals used in air-conditioners and fridges. Experts say the pact offers a model for cooperation on warming.
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Bleached Coral Rebounded After Touching Healthy Coral, Study Finds

October 14, 2026 - 14:00
After sick corals were placed in direct contact with healthy ones of the same genetic make-up, they recovered at “incredible” speed, scientists found.
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‘Digger,’ Tom Cruise’s Big Flop, Is a Secret Masterpiece

October 14, 2026 - 11:24
The film has been panned by critics and shunned by audiences, but its message about the climate crisis is one we need to hear.
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Amit Forlit, the Israeli Private Eye at the Heart of a Climate Hacking Scandal

October 14, 2026 - 10:13
He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.
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President Obama’s Climate Legacy

October 13, 2026 - 16:31
The Obama Presidential Center’s exhibits on climate change was like going back in time to a seemingly more harmonious world.
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How Climate Change Is Causing ‘the Gentrification of Seafood’

October 13, 2026 - 14:07
As environmental forces make fishing and harvesting more costly, the price of once-everyday fish has ballooned.
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I.M.F. Warns Mideast War Will Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries

October 13, 2026 - 00:58
Persistent conflicts, high energy costs and technological upheavals will slow global growth and raise prices, the organization forecast.
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The Supreme Court Is Playing With Fire

October 9, 2026 - 17:13
Third-country deportations are only the half of it.
Categories: Climate