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The president-elect faces deep political division, and Bolsonaro still has two more months in power.
As heat waves strike Europe and China, crops are withering.
“We’re asking for something so simple. Something that could save so many lives.”
The curious connection between the sky’s “thirstiness” and the dry spell devastating the western U.S.
“A bunch of countries and corporations are responsible for the mess. They have to bloody clean it up. As simple as that.”
Pollution from the 2019 fire remained elevated long after shelter-in-place warnings ended, according to an analysis of previously unreported air and monitoring data.
Coal mining destroyed Appalachia's mountaintops. Then came the floodwaters.
New research indicates that the forest is losing its ability to recover from deforestation, fire, and drought.
It’s not your imagination: This summer is already hotter than normal.