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El Nino Ends and La Niña Is Coming. What Does That Mean for Weather?
The NOAA Climate Prediction Center announced an end to the El Niño climate phenomenon on Thursday, and predicted that La Niña could start as early as next month.
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Trump Once Promised to Revive Coal. Now, He Rarely Mentions It.
In earlier races for the White House, he pledged to get miners back to work. Now, political and economic realities have shifted.
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G7 Leaders, Expanding the Circle, Shift Focus to Migration and the South
Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa will join discussions on Friday, in a nod to the changing global balance of power.
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Storms Continue to Bring Heavy Rain and Flooding to South Florida
Between days of excessive heat and days of unrelenting storms, the summer rainy season is starting to feel different — and highly unpredictable.
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If Paris Agreement Goals Are Missed, These Polar Bears Could Go Extinct
One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research.
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Is the Fight Against Big Oil Headed to the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court may soon decide the fate of dozens of cases brought by cities and states that seek to hold fossil fuel companies accountable.
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Bill Gates busca que la energía nuclear sea más accesible en EE. UU.
Gates comenzó a invertir en el sector a principios de 2000, debido a las enormes cantidades de electricidad libre de emisiones que se necesitan para combatir el calentamiento global.
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White House Takes a Tiny Bite From Giant Pile of Food Waste
The government will look at ways to extend the shelf life of foods and to create more composting and other facilities, as well as urge companies to donate more food.
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Climate and Kathy Hochul’s Pause on New York Congestion Pricing
The city was the best-case scenario for congestion pricing. What does it mean that the plan was shelved?
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He Disrupted ‘An Enemy of the People.’ Now He’ll Appear in It.
Nate Smith, an actor and activist, will have a role in a production organized by Theater of War Productions on the TKTS Times Square steps.
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Climate Change and the Environment Need to Be Nonpartisan
To save a warming planet, both parties must change.
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¿Cuántas vaquitas marinas quedan? Esto dice el último conteo
La tímida marsopa, el mamífero marino en mayor peligro de extinción, está en riesgo debido a la pesca. Las autoridades y los científicos han hecho un inventario en alta mar.
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A New Way to Talk About Heat
Record-breaking temperatures are pushing experts and public health officials to come up with a new vocabulary to warn the public about extreme heat.
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The Vaquita Porpoise Still Exists. Here’s the Latest Count.
Scientists and officials spent days at sea searching for vaquitas, shy porpoises threatened by fishing gear.
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Bill Gates Is Backing a Nuclear Power Project in Wyoming
Work is starting in Wyoming coal country on a new type of reactor. Its main backer, Bill Gates, says he’s in it for the emissions-free electricity.
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Why ‘the Line’ in Saudi Arabia Is So Fraught
Success isn’t an Instagrammable skyline.
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A Champion Sherpa Died Guiding Foreigners. Is It Too Dangerous?
Tenjen Lama Sherpa was one of the most storied mountain guides of his generation. Now, he and two of his brothers are dead, and their youngest brother must keep climbing to make a living.
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Chemical Makers Sue Over Rule to Rid Water of ‘Forever Chemicals’
Industry groups said the E.P.A. had exceeded its authority in requiring the drinking-water cleanup. The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to cancer and health risks.
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Environmental Group to Study Effects of Artificially Cooling Earth
The Environmental Defense Fund, entering controversial territory, will spend millions of dollars examining the impact of reflecting sunlight into space as global warming worsens.
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Trump’s Energy Guy Talked a Green Game but Now Sells Big Oil Priorities
Doug Burgum, the Republican governor of North Dakota, has stepped into the spotlight as a cheerleader for oil and former President Donald J. Trump.
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