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![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
Red sky, flying embers: Australia’s fires are the first climate disaster of the decade
Here are photos of blood-orange skies, thick gray smoke, and people fleeing for their lives, offering a small but devastating glimpse at the first major climate catastrophe of the 2020s.
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What if we let the oceans into our cities?
Imagine this: A submerged city modeled on towers of ancient muck.
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Australians call their prime minister an ‘idiot’ for ignoring wildfire victims
While his country battled dozens of simultaneous infernos in late December, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was vacationing with his family in Hawaii.
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Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes about pipelines. They often don’t.
Tribes say the federal government often views consultation as a "box-checking exercise."
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How do fossil fuel companies have so much power?
When you’re extremely rich, you can buy your way out of pretty much anything.
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Teen girls took over the climate movement. What happens next?
They got the world’s attention in 2019. But when will they see the change they’re demanding?
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We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
Where did the past 10 years get us? These seven charts below begin to hint at an answer to that question.
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![The ball drops during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square]()
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The theme for this year’s Times Square ball drop? Climate change.
The theme for this year’s New Year's Eve event in New York City is … drumroll please … climate change!
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Birth strike, flygskam, Pyrocene: The words that defined our planet in 2019
2019 was a wild year for the climate — and the English lexicon.
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How Big Oil could walk the talk on climate change
These major contributors to global warming must swiftly get on board with climate action—or get out of the way.
