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Heat Waves Killed an Estimated 50,000 in European Cities, a Likely Record
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
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
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
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
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.
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Latest Climate Report Warns of Major Upheaval to California Way of Life
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
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
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.
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
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
In “Bogland,” Merritt R. Turetsky argues for the importance of that least glamorous of terrains, the bog.
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Understanding a Home’s Fire Risk
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
Third-country deportations are only the half of it.
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