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![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
Red sky, flying embers: Australia’s fires are the first climate disaster of the decade
Here are photos of blood-orange skies, thick gray smoke, and people fleeing for their lives, offering a small but devastating glimpse at the first major climate catastrophe of the 2020s.
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What if we let the oceans into our cities?
Imagine this: A submerged city modeled on towers of ancient muck.
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Federal agencies are required to consult with tribes about pipelines. They often don’t.
Tribes say the federal government often views consultation as a "box-checking exercise."
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We broke down the last decade of climate change in 7 charts
Where did the past 10 years get us? These seven charts below begin to hint at an answer to that question.
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![The ball drops during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square]()
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The theme for this year’s Times Square ball drop? Climate change.
The theme for this year’s New Year's Eve event in New York City is … drumroll please … climate change!
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4 encouraging ways climate politics went mainstream in 2019
The science has never been bleaker, but progress is afoot.
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Storing carbon and saving the economy? Mangroves can do both.
A new study released last week examines the role mangrove habitats in coastal areas in Central America play in mitigating economic losses from hurricanes.
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Shrinking budgets, rising seas: How local newsrooms can cover climate change
Grist interviewed three journalists in different stages of leading the climate coverage charge in their respective local newsrooms.
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Geoengineering’s gender problem could put the planet at risk
A lack of diversity among scientists may skew how the public perceives the risks of hacking the climate.
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Scientists created a new sponge that could clean up oil spills
Common polyurethane foam could change the way we clean up contaminated water from fracking and oil spills.
