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As heat waves strike Europe and China, crops are withering.
The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western U.S.
Coal mining destroyed Appalachia's mountaintops. Then came the floodwaters.
For Louisiana nursing home residents warehoused during Hurricane Ida, the storm was only the start of a deadly nightmare.
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
New research indicates that the forest is losing its ability to recover from deforestation, fire, and drought.
In ecosystems like Alaska’s boreal forest, preventing biodiversity loss is no longer possible. Scientists are beginning to grapple with what comes next.
It’s not your imagination: This summer is already hotter than normal.
