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What is ‘fire weather,’ and why is it getting worse?
A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy — the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires.
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![Ponderosa pines are silhouetted by the diffuse orange glow of smoke lit by dozens of fires.]()
![Ponderosa pines are silhouetted by the diffuse orange glow of smoke lit by dozens of fires.]()
Outpaced: Wildfire control projects are burning up before they can even start
In California forests, climate change is moving faster than climate adaptation.
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![A smoggy sky in Amritsar, India.]()
![A smoggy sky in Amritsar, India.]()
The World Health Organization’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions of lives’
Solving air pollution problems and tackling climate change go hand in hand, the organization said.
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![A pumpjack in the Inglewood Oil Field]()
![A pumpjack in the Inglewood Oil Field]()
LA County moves to ban oil and gas drilling
A unanimous vote from the county’s supervisors means L.A. County could become first in the nation to phase out existing oil wells.
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![Tropical Storm Nicholas swirls over the Gulf Coast.]()
![Tropical Storm Nicholas swirls over the Gulf Coast.]()
Tropical Storm Nicholas drenches Houston, moves north toward Louisiana
At least 8 million are on alert for flash floods.
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![Solar panels in California.]()
Biden administration says solar could provide nearly half of US electricity by 2050
A Department of Energy blueprint says a 15-fold expansion of solar power is within reach.
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These urchin slayers are trying to save California’s underwater ‘rainforest’
‘Zombie’ urchins have obliterated West Coast kelp forests. Can they be stopped?
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![Indigenous leaders and their water-protector allies protest Enbridge Line 3 in St. Paul, Minnesota]()
![Indigenous leaders and their water-protector allies protest Enbridge Line 3 in St. Paul, Minnesota]()
To solve the climate crisis, we must first repair our relationships
Environmental justice scholar Kyle Whyte on reframing the climate conversation through the lens of "kinship time."
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Medical journals warn of an even bigger health threat than COVID
More than 230 publications said unchecked climate change could have “catastrophic” and irreversible consequences for global health.
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Air pollution takes away billions of years of life expectancy — and many countries aren’t doing enough about it
Researchers say polluted air is the “greatest risk to global health."
