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![A drone hovers in front of a tractor with fertilizer equipment during a 2021 technology show in a field in northern Saxony. A multispectral camera on the drone detects the fertilizer needs of the arable plants.]()
![A drone hovers in front of a tractor with fertilizer equipment during a 2021 technology show in a field in northern Saxony. A multispectral camera on the drone detects the fertilizer needs of the arable plants.]()
Although the data is thin, advocates say robotics and AI will soon revolutionize agriculture
Because most of the systems aren’t yet on the market, there’s precious little real-world data proving they work.
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![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
![A man on a road with an orange standstorm in the background]()
How debt cancellation could help poor countries prepare for climate change
A new report calls on rich countries to provide immediate relief.
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![In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires during a briefing with then President Donald Trump at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, Calif.]()
![In this Sept. 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires during a briefing with then President Donald Trump at Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park, Calif.]()
California regulators reject governor’s pitch for carbon neutrality by 2035
A draft plan says it could be done by 2045, but only with the help of significant carbon capture projects.
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![animated collage of hydropower dam connected to a dark silhouette of New York City that flickers from dark to lit up windows]()
![animated collage of hydropower dam connected to a dark silhouette of New York City that flickers from dark to lit up windows]()
A New York power line divided environmentalists. Here’s what it says about the larger climate fight.
States waited too long to decarbonize, and now they have to make tough choices.
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![Amtrak train and freight train separated by traffic barrier and no entry sign]()
![Amtrak train and freight train separated by traffic barrier and no entry sign]()
People vs. cargo: How a battle over Amtrak’s Gulf Coast line could shape the future of passenger rail
Amtrak’s plan to resume service from New Orleans ran straight into two freight companies.
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![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
![A drone photo shows mucilage, also known colloquially as sea snot, continuing to invade the Marmara Sea, at Gulf of Izmit in Darica district of Kocaeli's Eskihisar coastline.]()
Global heating risks most cataclysmic extinction of marine life in 250 million years
New research warns pressures of rising heat and loss of oxygen reminiscent of ‘great dying’ that occurred about 250 million years ago.
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![A boy sitting in an alley pouring water on himself during an extreme heat wave in New Dehli, India]()
![A boy sitting in an alley pouring water on himself during an extreme heat wave in New Dehli, India]()
Record heat in India and Pakistan is a wake-up call
Climate change is making heat waves more frequent and intense, experts say.
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![Mangrove roots grow out of white sand in the shallow waters off the Bahamas.]()
![Mangrove roots grow out of white sand in the shallow waters off the Bahamas.]()
Companies can soon start paying the Bahamas to store carbon in the ocean
One of the world's first government-run underwater carbon offset programs is coming to the Caribbean.
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![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
![A view of recently cleared land for palm oil plantations]()
Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees
A new report says the world's pristine forests were destroyed at a relentless rate in 2021.
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![collage of bare apple tree covered in snow with pruning shears, leaves, and abstract red circles]()
![collage of bare apple tree covered in snow with pruning shears, leaves, and abstract red circles]()
What I learned from pruning Milwaukee’s orphaned fruit trees
People are planting more trees. But they're not always prepared to take care of them.
