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Amazon rainforest is nearing critical ‘tipping point’
New research indicates that the forest is losing its ability to recover from deforestation, fire, and drought.
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It’s not just climate: Are we ignoring other causes of disasters?
A growing number of scientists are cautioning that blaming disasters solely on climate overlooks the poor policy and planning decisions that make these events much worse.
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A third of Americans are already facing above-average warming
Temperatures in 499 counties across West, Northeast, and upper Midwest US have already breached 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Cities’ biggest obstacle to flood-proofing isn’t money: It’s 50-year-old rainfall data.
Cities say they can’t plan for tomorrow’s storms using yesterday’s data.
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The world’s poorest bear the burden of heat — and it’s getting worse
By 2100, they’ll see 23 more days of heat waves each year than the world’s richest.
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A wildfire may have forever changed this Colorado community — and who can afford to live there
How climate-fueled fires are exacerbating the housing crisis sweeping the West.
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Historic flooding and a housing crisis left evicted Nooksack members with nowhere to go
Faced with disenrollment and climate change, Nooksack tribal members are seeking human rights protections from the U.N.
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US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think
A new study projects that the number of Americans exposed to flooding will double in 30 years. Development is largely to blame.
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Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented.
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‘Obsessed with optics’: The paradoxes of the UAE’s plan to get to net zero
The UAE was my home. Its policies could make it uninhabitable.