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Deaths at Hajj and Big Events Highlight Failures to Adjust to Heat
The deaths of at least 1,300 pilgrims during the hajj point to the growing threat that climate change poses to beloved gatherings.
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Three Ideas to Beat the Heat, and the People Who Made Them Happen
As temperatures soar around the world, practical experiments are emerging to protect people.
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Hajj Deaths in Saudi Arabia: What to Know
The number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s preparations for intense heat and unregistered participants.
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Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in 2 Decades, Study Finds
In a changing climate, extreme wildfire events are becoming far more common and more intense, according to a new analysis.
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A Global Push Fixed the Ozone Hole. Satellites Could Threaten It.
A sharp increase in hardware orbiting Earth could mean more harmful metals lingering in the atmosphere, according to a new study.
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Dilema en Wall Street: ¿ganancias a corto plazo o beneficios climáticos?
Los gestores de carteras tienen incentivos contradictorios mientras los riesgos económicos y financieros causados por el cambio climático se hacen más evidentes pero siguen siendo imprecisos.
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As Heat Wave Bakes New Jersey, Residents Asked to Reduce Water Use
The heat was especially oppressive in urban areas of New Jersey, a state that climate experts say is warming at a faster rate than others in the Northeast.
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Thousands of Michigan Residents Weather Days Without Power During Heat Wave
A storm left about 9,000 people without power for three days.
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Hawaii Settles With Young Plaintiffs in Climate Case
The state agreed to take steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. It’s the latest of several victories for youth-led climate lawsuits.
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Oil Projects Must Consider Full Climate Impact, Top U.K. Court Rules
Previously, local council and planning groups in Britain had to weigh only the planet-warming emissions from their own operations.
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Tras un huracán, unos monos belicosos se volvieron más amables
El cambio de comportamiento social fue documentado en un nuevo estudio, que desafía la imagen de los macacos Rhesus como competitivos y jerárquicos.
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Los pesticidas son el sospechoso principal del declive de las mariposas
Los insecticidas usados en cultivos de maíz y soya ejercieron el mayor impacto sobre el tamaño y la diversidad de las poblaciones de mariposas, según un estudio.
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Heat Waves: Workers May Die. Here’s How to Save Them.
Laws aren’t keeping pace with the risks climate change poses to workers laboring under sweltering conditions.
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A Chemical-Sniffing Van Shows How Heat Amps Up Pollution
In heat waves, chemicals like formaldehyde and ozone can form more readily in the air, according to researchers driving mobile labs in New York City this week.
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Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions
People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.
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NYC Adapts as Global Warming Leads to Extreme Weather Earlier in the Year
Global warming has led to more extreme weather earlier and later in the year, causing New Yorkers to rethink their relationship to the seasonal calendar.
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Amazon Says It Will Stop Using Plastic Pillows in Shipments
They’ll be replaced in North America with paper packing, eliminating some 15 billion pillows a year. Plastic film is a major pollutant.
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El calentamiento global hizo más probable la ola de calor en EE. UU. y México, según un estudio
El calor extremo que se ha sentido en esta región del continente en mayo y junio fue 35 veces más probable debido al calentamiento global causado por el humano.
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TV Weather Gets Political
On-air meteorologists have become a target in the culture wars as they report on the effects of climate change.
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George Woodwell, Influential Ecologist on Climate Change, Dies at 95
The founder of the renowned Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts, he also helped shape U.S. policies on controlling toxic substances like DDT.
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