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The scientist who warned the US about climate change says it’s worse than we thought. Again.
A new study led by James Hansen estimates we'll hit the 1.5 degrees Celsius target earlier than predicted.
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Why can’t we just quit cows?
Eating less beef, cheese, and ice cream would slash emissions. If only it were that easy.
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How Florida farmworkers are protecting themselves from extreme heat
Protecting the people who pick your food is as easy as giving them shade and water.
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The pope leads 1.4 billion Catholics. Getting them to care about the climate is harder than he thought.
Pope Francis is among the most significant religious leaders in the world. But even he can’t bend the emissions curve on his own.
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Workers are dying from extreme heat. Why aren’t there laws to protect them?
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
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Despite climate promises, insurance companies are still covering coal
A new report finds that five major global insurers are still backing U.S. coal mines, even when they've promised not to.
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A group of US governors promises to install 20 million heat pumps by 2030
And they want to put at least 40 percent of them in disadvantaged communities.
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Climate risks place 39 million US homes at risk of losing their insurance
"Sound pricing is going to make it unaffordable to live in certain places as climate impacts emerge."
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It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
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‘It’s gigantic’: Hurricane Lee heads for New England and Atlantic Canada
The 600-mile wide storm has weakened, but its impacts in Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are expected to be severe.