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Here’s what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France
Last summer brought Europe's most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it.
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![Four men wading through ankle-deep water transplant rice seedling in a rice paddy in Kashmir, India]()
![Four men wading through ankle-deep water transplant rice seedling in a rice paddy in Kashmir, India]()
Why rice crops could be in for a weird year
Researchers explain how El Niño and global warming are combining to create "the haves and the have-nots."
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![A burned out truck sits amid white trees scorched by the Cottonwood Fire]()
![A burned out truck sits amid white trees scorched by the Cottonwood Fire]()
Wildfire prevention has always been a challenge in the West. Hotter, drier weather is making it worse.
In an overheating era, the old ways of keeping fires from raging out of control may no longer work.
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These psychedelic images reveal what your weather app isn’t telling you
Equipped with some fancy technologies, Grist goes on a journey across Portland, Oregon, to chart the nuances — and inequalities — of urban heat.
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Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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4 things to know about cyclospora and climate change
A fragile food system, uneven public health messaging, and global warming are all working to supercharge the parasite’s spread.
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It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal
New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U.S. power sector emissions up last year.
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The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world
Lawmakers in Europe have proposed rolling back the bloc's cap-and-trade program, long considered the gold standard for reducing companies' carbon emissions.
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Is it getting too hot for summer school?
Scorching temperatures are testing the limits of programs meant to help students catch up academically.
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China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.
Brutal price wars among manufacturers have caused solar panel prices to plummet, making renewable energy cheaper than ever.
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Inside the ‘America First’ makeover of a global hunger program
In remaking USAID’s Feed the Future Innovation Labs, the Trump administration is abandoning an agricultural research effort built to benefit the world.
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![A construction crew works on a viaduct that will be part of the California high speed rail system.]()
Next stop for California’s high-speed rail: Finding private investors
The state has a $25 million agreement with a consortium of companies to explore private financing opportunities. Not everyone is sure it will work.
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‘Climate hushing’ has swept the Democratic Party. New polling suggests it’s a mistake.
Climate change might not be a top priority for voters, but keeping quiet about it may backfire.
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