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Where there’s wildfire smoke, there’s poor mental health

Research has increasingly connected wildfire and smoke with worsening mental health, partly due to damage in the brain.
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Earth's climate more unbalanced than ever, WMO warns

The world's oceans have broken heat records for nine straight years, glaciers are retreating and extreme weather is killing thousands. The only way to avoid the worst is to urgently ditch fossil fuels.
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Scientists see converging evidence of Antarctic ice retreat

A sediment core spanning millions of years and new modeling studies point to significant ice retreat under temperatures similar to today.
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Climate change threatens maple syrup production in Highland County, Virginia

Maple syrup has long been the lifeblood of Virginia’s Highland County. This year, a brutal ice storm and recent warmth brought one of the worst syrup seasons in recent memory.
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Record heat melts California's snowpack early

Record temperatures are melting the Sierra Nevada snowpack two months ahead of schedule, putting California's summer water supply at serious risk.
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The growing allure — and danger — of glacier tourism

As climate change reshapes Iceland’s glaciers, the booming business of ice cave tourism is pushing deeper into unstable terrain.

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Higher yields and lower emissions can go hand in hand

A 60-year dataset reveals that the biggest driver of declining agricultural emissions is in fact more productivity on farms.
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'Climate gaslighting': How fossil fuel giants have quietly abandoned their net-zero pledges

A new analysis warns that some of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies have entered a ‘gaslighting’ phase to bolster their profits.
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Carbon removal hubs languish as U.S. Department of Energy audits drag on

Two megaprojects that were awarded more than $1 billion in federal subsidies have stalled under President Donald Trump.
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The first U.S. coal plant in a decade is on shaky ground

Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data center politics.
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Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days

Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutants

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