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To Slow Global Warming, Scientists Test Solar Geoengineering

April 2, 2024 - 20:47
A trial in California is testing a machine designed to reflect sunlight back into space. “All my colleagues hope that we never use these things,” one researcher said.
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How to make polluters pay

April 2, 2024 - 14:30
A new Vermont bill would create a “climate superfund.”
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Is It a Blizzard? A Nor’easter? And What’s the Difference?

April 2, 2024 - 11:40
How to stay safe when the snow is coming down.
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Why Is There So Much Plastic Food Packaging?

April 2, 2024 - 05:02
As governments impose limits on plastic food packaging, climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be coming to a grocery store near you.
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5-Star Bird Houses for Picky but Precious Guests: Nesting Swiftlets

April 2, 2024 - 05:01
To lure swiftlets, whose saliva-built nests fetch high prices in China, people in Borneo compete to build them the most luxurious accommodations: safe, clean, dark and with pools for bathing.
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Johnson Outlines Plan for Ukraine Aid; House Could Act Within Weeks

April 1, 2024 - 15:15
The G.O.P. speaker’s proposed conditions for sending a fresh infusion of military assistance to Kyiv are the strongest sign to date that he plans to defy critics in his own party and push through the aid package.
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The New Climate Tech

April 1, 2024 - 11:11
Ambitious projects are trying to engineer the atmosphere.
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Una nueva estrategia contra las inundaciones: las ‘ciudades esponja’

March 31, 2024 - 05:02
Un arquitecto paisajista de China tiene una sorpresiva estrategia para ayudar a gestionar las crecidas de agua provocadas por tormentas potenciadas por el cambio climático.
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Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?

March 31, 2024 - 03:00
Blocking solar rays. Sucking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Ideas that sound like science fiction are now starting to become reality, raising concerns about safety.
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Angry Farmers Are Reshaping Europe

March 31, 2024 - 00:01
Farm protests are changing not only Europe’s food system but also its politics, as the far right senses an opportunity.
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Is Guyana’s Oil a Blessing or a Curse?

March 30, 2024 - 08:31
More than any single country, Guyana demonstrates the struggle between the consequences of climate change and the lure of the oil economy.
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Harsh Mongolian Winter Leaves Over 5 Million Animals Dead

March 29, 2024 - 17:03
Mass death caused by a weather event known in Mongolia as dzud has devastated herds, leaving thousands of families short of food.
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New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks

March 29, 2024 - 14:59
The latest in a string of ambitious climate regulations aims to clean up the heaviest polluters on the road. But truckers are worried.
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How Climate Change Is Changing Heatwaves

March 29, 2024 - 14:00
Climate change is making heat waves linger for longer stretches of time, exacerbating the effects of extreme temperatures.
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The Secret to Surviving Climate Apocalypse

March 29, 2024 - 05:02
The town of Bombay Beach, Calif., offers its residents a tight-knit community in the midst of catastrophe.
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Los científicos acaban de darle un golpe de realidad a la humanidad. Y el mundo será mejor por ello

March 29, 2024 - 03:00
De cara al futuro, deberíamos seguir el ejemplo de los geólogos y mantener un sano escepticismo ante la palabra Antropoceno.
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Methane From Landfills Is a Big Driver of Climate Change, Study Says

March 28, 2024 - 15:02
Decades of buried trash is releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at higher rates than previously estimated, the researchers said.
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A First Step Toward a Global Price on Carbon

March 28, 2024 - 14:37
A tax on ship emissions could have an impact on almost everything we buy
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The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close

March 28, 2024 - 13:12
The company that owns the Merrimack and Schiller stations in New Hampshire plans to turn them into solar farms and battery storage for offshore wind.
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Biden Administration Restores Protections Under the Endangered Species Act

March 28, 2024 - 13:02
The rules give federal officials more leeway to protect species in a changing climate. Industry groups are expected to sue.
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