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'Human caused' Manitoba wildfire data misused to downplay climate impact
Social media posts highlighting government statistics reporting most blazes in Manitoba province were "human caused" imply climate change…
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Sea ice data does not disprove warming in Antarctica
Social media posts are claiming to disprove the effects of climate change in Antarctica by comparing the amount of sea ice extent observed…
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What Pope Leo XIV has said about climate change
Robert Prevost, newly named Pope Leo XIV, has previously expressed his position on climate change, hurtling the thorny issue back into the…
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Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly…
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Grid-scale battery storage companies make $100B US manufacturing pledge
A coalition of companies making and using large batteries for energy storage on the electric grid announced Tuesday a $100 billion…
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AI will bring surging electricity demand, IEA predicts
A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released today projects that global energy demand from data centers will more…
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Zen the border collie teaches other dogs how to rescue people in Italy's avalanche-prone Dolomites
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his…
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Arctic sea ice melt exposes US to new threat
Nearly two decades before U.S. President Donald Trump eyed the strategic value of Greenland for the U.S., Russian explorers planted their…
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Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hits Central Asia: study
A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely…
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Climate Change Is Forcing Americans to Move—And They Need Help
With President Donald Trump's administration removing climate change language from federal government websites, withdrawing the United…
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Power surge: IEA projects sharp rise in global electricity demand
Researchers at the International Energy Agency project a surge in global demand for electricity in the coming three years as electric…
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Companies likely to stick with climate disclosure despite SEC rule's demise
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced moves this week that will likely end the short-lived SEC rule that would have required…
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“The Last of the Nightingales” Tells the Story of How Soundscapes Change After a Fire
For Bernie Krause, the sign of a healthy ecosystem is the sound it makes. The musician and Hollywood sound engineer is a pioneer of…
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Why Was a Climate Activist Put in Prison for Five Years?
The London Orbital Motorway, or the M25, is a vast ring road that runs in a shaggy circle around the outer edges of the capital. If you…
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Another unwelcome consequence of climate change: an explosion of urban rats
If scorching heat waves, destructive storms, prolonged droughts and rising seas aren’t enough to make some folks fear the consequences of…
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Who can share seeds? As climate change and counterfeits hurt Kenyan farmers, it's a growing question
KIKUYU, Kenya (AP) — Tucked away in a lush, forested area of central Kenya's Kikuyu town, the National Seed Bank stands as a crucial…
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U.S. and Australia have long fought fires together. Climate change threatens joint efforts
MELBOURNE — As flames engulfed swaths of Los Angeles County this month and U.S. fire authorities scrambled to coordinate help from…
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Davos Focus: Guterres, AI risks, and Trump's trade tariff plans
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Wednesday gathering in Davos, Switzerland will aim to spotlight a keynote address from the U.N. chief,…
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Don't Bother Going Vegan to Save the Planet. Do This Instead
How effective can one person's actions be in fighting climate change and keeping the environment healthy? As a researcher at the…
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U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil industry may sue to block California's zero-emissions goal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened the door Friday for a potential challenge to California’s long-standing authority to set stricter…
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In Lesotho, UN chief Guterres urges rich nations to meet new commitments on climate finance
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged rich nations to honor their commitments to help…
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Florida map reveals cities that could be underwater in 2050
A new map shows which parts of Florida are vulnerable to sea-level rises and increased flooding due to climate change. The map, developed…
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An Ice-Free Arctic Could Come Before 2030, Study Finds
Ice loss in the Arctic has long been a sign of climate change, but an Arctic entirely free of ice has still seemed a long way off. Not so,…
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Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, when it opened two weeks of…