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A fire raging in the Amazon forest

For 50 years, Philip Fearnside has calculated the costs of losing the Amazon

For half a century, Philip Fearnside has documented how roads, dams, cattle ranching and other development projects drive Amazon deforestation and impose steep climate and biodiversity costs.

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When ocean temperatures increase, so does child malnutrition on land

Researchers have discovered this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don't know why it happens.
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Experts say air conditioning saves many lives, but worsens climate change

A new study highlights the life-saving role of air conditioning. However, scientists warn it also contributes to climate change.
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UN warns vulnerable children ‘falling through cracks’ in UK climate aid

Data from Unicef suggests climate risks faced by children are being overlooked by UK aid – as the UN agency prepares to launch a major campaign calling for children to be better prioritized by the Foreign Office

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The climate disaster behind 'The Odyssey'

New research finds the Bronze Age collapse of civilization emerged from water scarcity. Are droughts today pushing us toward a collapse of our own?
A view of the surface of the sea with the setting sun in the distance

Global sea surface temperatures reach a record high, again

Global sea surface temperatures have reached a record high, raising serious concerns for global earth systems and coastal communities.

Coral reef in the Sipadamn Islands of Malaysia

Coral reefs are running out of time to recover, research finds

Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
A Mongolian woman wearing an orange scarf on her head looking into the camera

COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with $1.3B for a green investment pledge

Like in all previous COPs, it proved difficult to achieve unanimity over a legally binding all-encompassing document, especially at a time when the big powers question the mere principle of multilateralism.

Five oil and gas wells burning off methane in a desert (Middle East) environment.

‘Breakthrough’ as Turkmenistan starts fixing ‘mindboggling’ methane mega-leaks

Secretive state begins repairs on aging facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas.

A view of a mountain peak with a small lake and forest trees in the foreground

Forests didn't fare well during an ancient global warming; a cautionary tale about today's climate change

An intense global warming event 56 million years ago caused a forest in modern-day Wyoming to lose around 60 percent of its canopy cover, and it took more than 100,000 years to bounce back.

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Candidates run against data centers, but Ohio legislature didn’t get the memo

Candidates in both parties turn on the industry while a bill redefining coal and gas as “clean” energy moves quietly in the statehouse.

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