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![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
![A young woman carrying a parasol walks past an electric fan blowing cool mist over a sidewalk in Rome as temperatures reach 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).]()
Heat storms turn Southern Europe into ‘giant pizza oven’
Millions brace for more record-setting heat as temperatures climb further into the triple digits.
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![A line of UPS workers in brown uniforms walking along a sidewalk, holding signs that say]()
![A line of UPS workers in brown uniforms walking along a sidewalk, holding signs that say]()
340,000 UPS drivers poised to strike over extreme heat, safe working conditions
The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution.
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![Book cover for Blight beside photo of Emily Monosson]()
![Book cover for Blight beside photo of Emily Monosson]()
The author of ‘Blight’ explains how humans supercharged fungal pathogens
Fungal diseases have come for frogs, bats, and bananas, and they're coming for us, too.
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![Dozens of oranges, though they range in color from dark orange to light orange to green.]()
![Dozens of oranges, though they range in color from dark orange to light orange to green.]()
There’s no cure for citrus greening. California growers have no choice but to keep going.
The bacteria is fatal to citrus trees and has decimated citrus groves in Florida and Texas. Now, California growers are holding the line to keep producing the vital crops. As temperatures rise, that gets more difficult.
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![A man opens a silver grill, where vegetables are grilling.]()
![A man opens a silver grill, where vegetables are grilling.]()
Your next barbecue could feature an electric grill
Electric grills exist and are rising in popularity — and according to some advocates, they’re just as good at producing delicious food as fossil-fueled alternatives.
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![Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during a shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada.]()
![Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during a shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada.]()
‘An absolute crisis’: Millions in US Southwest stare down weeks of brutal heat
More than a third of the country faces some kind of heat advisory going into the weekend.
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![Two Tesla employees stand with their backs to the camera in a Tesla showroom with two Model S sedans.]()
![Two Tesla employees stand with their backs to the camera in a Tesla showroom with two Model S sedans.]()
EV sales hit record. So why do some experts predict a slowdown?
Consumers bought a record number of electric vehicles in the second quarter of the year, but inventory is also accumulating on dealer lots.
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The ocean is turning green. Yes, it’s climate change.
Over the last 20 years, more than half of the planet's oceans experienced color change.
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![A man in black sunglasses and a blue button-down shirt points while standing next ot a canal.]()
![A man in black sunglasses and a blue button-down shirt points while standing next ot a canal.]()
Meet the Colorado River’s newest – and youngest – power player
Appointed as California's top water negotiator, 27-year-old JB Hamby also serves on the board of directors for California's Imperial Irrigation District.
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International negotiators just missed a deadline to regulate deep-sea mining. Now what?
Companies can now legally apply for deep-sea mining permits, despite a lack of environmental protections.
