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![A person boats in the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County, with hills scorched by the recent Route Fire in the distance, on October 4, 2022 in Castaic, California.]()
![A person boats in the Castaic Lake reservoir in Los Angeles County, with hills scorched by the recent Route Fire in the distance, on October 4, 2022 in Castaic, California.]()
California’s three-year drought continues with no relief in sight
Despite some rainfall, California is still suffering from an extreme water shortage driven by the climate crisis — and La Niña may worsen it.
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![Numerous recyclable plastic bottles arranged in a group.]()
![Numerous recyclable plastic bottles arranged in a group.]()
‘We can’t recycle our way out’
From chemical recycling to plant-based alternatives, scientists size up the most promising solutions to plastic pollution.
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![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
![Danish Defense shows the gas leaking at Nord Stream 2 seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark on September 27, 2022.]()
Nord Stream gas leaks may be biggest ever, with warning of ‘large climate risk’
‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3 million cars.
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![Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline are stored on the site of the Port of Mukran.]()
![Unused pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Baltic gas pipeline are stored on the site of the Port of Mukran.]()
The huge expansion of oil pipelines is endangering the climate, report says
Thousands of miles of new pipelines planned around world show ‘an almost deliberate failure to meet climate goals.’
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![The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.]()
![The Bluestone Coke plant in Birmingham, Alabama.]()
The tragedy of North Birmingham
Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side.
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![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
![Two Maori fishermen landing a swordfish off New Zealand, circa 1935.]()
For New Zealand Māori, an uncertain future as fish move away
As the climate warms, animals are heading for new areas. The Indigenous Māori’s experience handling the shift offers a warning — and lessons — for people around the world.
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![A corn field.]()
![A corn field.]()
The long, leguminous quest to give crops nitrogen superpowers
Farmers have to apply heaps of emissions-heavy fertilizer to provide crops with enough nitrogen. Scientists are looking to legumes for help.
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![Residents of Everson traverse chest-high water to leave their homes.]()
![Residents of Everson traverse chest-high water to leave their homes.]()
Displaced Washington flood survivors ‘in limbo’ while awaiting federal aid
Climate change is straining FEMA’s capacity to help people after a disaster.
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![A brown sign demarcating the Homestake mine, surrounded by plains.]()
![A brown sign demarcating the Homestake mine, surrounded by plains.]()
A Uranium ghost town in the making
Time and again, mining company Homestake and government agencies promised to clean up waste from decades of uranium processing. It didn’t happen.
