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Lessons from the World Cup: How a changing climate is changing sports
From professional to youth leagues, a warming planet is forcing athletes to adapt to new extremes.
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Climate change made deadly rainfall in West Africa 80% more likely to happen
A new study says climate change also made the weather 20 percent wetter.
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Draft COP27 agreement fails to call for ‘phase-down’ of all fossil fuels
The document will provide basis for negotiations over coming days and is likely to be significantly reworked.
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From New York to Texas, climate candidates are gaining momentum in local races
If successful, this new crop of activists-turned-politicians could affect climate action from state to local levels.
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Adaptation, loss and damage, and African oil: What’s at stake at COP27?
Amid the Russia-Ukraine war and an impending recession, climate negotiators will be trying to keep the world’s goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius in sight.
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How centuries-old whaling logs are filling gaps in our climate knowledge
Whalers from the 18th and 19th centuries are helping 21st Century scientists on climate change.
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A NASA satellite launched to detect dust has discovered huge methane leaks
Getting a handle on these "super-emitters" could yield major benefits for the climate.
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The selective accounting behind the plastic industry’s climate-friendly claims
Industry groups are pushing the U.S. government to keep buying their plastics.
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All that plastic in the ocean is a climate change problem, too
Researchers worry that microplastics may be messing with an important carbon sequestration process.
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Phoenix could see deadliest year for heat deaths after sweltering summer
After 22 days hitting 110 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, suspected heat deaths in the Arizona capital topped 450.