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The Missing $1 Trillion

April 18, 2024 - 15:23
It’s still unclear how the world will pay for developing nations to fight climate change.
Categories: Climate

Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know

April 18, 2024 - 15:06
Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for intensified weather.
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Land Under B.L.M. Management to Get New Protections

April 18, 2024 - 14:32
The measure elevates conservation in a number of ways, including by creating new leases for the restoration of degraded areas.
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Drought Pushes Millions Into ‘Acute Hunger’ in Southern Africa

April 18, 2024 - 09:36
The disaster, intensified by El Niño, is devastating communities across several countries, killing crops and livestock and sending food prices soaring.
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Rainstorms Kill More Than 130 in Afghanistan and Pakistan

April 18, 2024 - 09:31
Pakistani officials warned of more flooding and heavy rainfall next week, stoking fears of a particularly brutal monsoon season to come.
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The Fantasy of Reviving Nuclear Energy

April 18, 2024 - 08:37
The nuclear industry has a long history of failing to deliver on its promises.
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A Nigerian Chess Master in Times Square

April 18, 2024 - 05:04
Tunde Onakoya is trying to break a record for the longest chess marathon. And he’s playing his games in the open air in Manhattan.
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What Can ‘Green Islam’ Achieve in Indonesia?

April 17, 2024 - 00:30
Clerics in Indonesia are issuing fatwas, retrofitting mosques and imploring congregants to help turn the tide against climate change.
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Interior Department Rejects Ambler Road Project in Alaska

April 16, 2024 - 17:42
A mining company wants to build a 211-mile industrial road through Alaskan wilderness to reach a large copper deposit. The Interior Department says it would harm wildlife and communities.
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Climate Change’s Hidden Costs Are the Most Damaging

April 16, 2024 - 05:02
We need to grapple with the many hidden, little understood, but highly damaging effects of climate change.
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La mayor crisis mundial de corales ocurrirá en unas semanas, según los científicos

April 15, 2024 - 18:14
El aumento de la temperatura del mar en todo el mundo ha provocado un fenómeno de blanqueamiento que se prevé será el más grande jamás registrado.
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To Fight Climate Change, We Need New ‘Political Technologies’

April 15, 2024 - 15:00
Our institutions are bad at solving “long problems,” but they don’t need to be.
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Bombas de calor: las claves de un aparato de alta eficiencia

April 15, 2024 - 13:55
Estos aparatos de alta eficiencia son los preferidos del movimiento ecologista en Nueva York. Te explicamos por qué.
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Al Gore Thinks Trump Will Lose and Climate Activists Will Triumph

April 15, 2024 - 12:27
Mr. Gore spoke at a climate leadership conference hosted by his nonprofit organization.
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Scientists Predict Most Extensive Coral Bleaching Event on Record

April 15, 2024 - 11:32
Rising sea temperatures around the planet have caused a bleaching event that is expected to be the most extensive on record.
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What Are Heat Pumps, and How Do They Work?

April 14, 2024 - 03:00
The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why.
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La nueva realidad mundial del dengue exige encontrar una mejor vacuna

April 13, 2024 - 03:01
Los gobiernos de América Latina han confirmado más de 3,5 millones de casos de dengue en los tres primeros meses de 2024, frente a los 4,5 millones de todo 2023. Es una advertencia de un panorama cambiante para la enfermedad.
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‘Climate-Controlled’ Sausage? Courts Crack Down on ‘Greenwashing’

April 12, 2024 - 19:06
From airlines to pork sellers, corporate brands face legal and regulatory challenges for misleading the public with lofty climate claims.
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Royalties for Drilling on Public Lands to Increase

April 12, 2024 - 15:27
For the first time since 1920, the government has raised the rates that companies pay. The fossil fuel industry says it will hurt the economy.
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What to Know About the Rate Increases for Drilling on Public Lands

April 12, 2024 - 14:14
The fossil fuel industry says higher rates will harm the economy. The administration says they will pay for the environmental costs of drilling and mining.
Categories: Climate