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The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat from global warming. It doesn't all stay there.
The country’s incoming president made water her “main concern” when she was mayor of Mexico City.
As the U.S. shuts its doors to most refugees, there’s little hope of a new system to help those forced from home by climate impacts.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
The president announced plans for two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, using the Defense Production Act.
An analysis of the storm found “all aspects of this event were amplified by climate change, and that we'll see more of the same.”
A new global initiative is helping cities from Phoenix to Quezon City address extreme heat with shared solutions and local action.
The pilot will test parametric insurance, which pays out quickly after agreed-upon “triggers” – such as wind speeds or river heights – reach a certain level.
A recent ruling puts $745 million to restore Louisiana's coastline in doubt. But the effort to get Chevron and other oil majors to pay is far from over.