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What happens to healthcare in extreme heat?

Stories from inside Europe’s overheating healthcare settings — and exploring what facilities and policymakers can do to prepare them for the changing climate.

An aerial view of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka with apartment buildings

As Colombo heats up, passive cooling offers a low-energy solution — but at a cost

As temperatures soar, Sri Lanka’s urban dwellers are becoming more dependent on mechanical or active-cooling methods such as fans and air conditioners.

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Thousands of handwritten records reveal scale of warming in the Congo

The records, recovered from archives in Belgium and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, span the years 1908 to 2023.

An aerial view of a desalination plant on the edge of a water source

How a bid to beat drought drove Corpus Christi to the brink of disaster

What started as a novel plan to build a desalination plant supplying plentiful water to the oil and gas industry has landed the Texas city in a financial and political quagmire.
Professional HVAC technician in red uniform repairing modern heat pump unit.

Heat pumps have so far withstood the death of federal tax credits

Demand for the climate-friendly HVAC technician has persisted even after Republicans killed incentives, with 2026 set to be another good year for the sector.

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Tens of thousands urge EU for climate action at Brussels demonstration

Ahead of a major UN summit, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Brussels demanding greater action to combat climate change.

Dry arid land on the right contrasts with a lush green field and tree on the left

How the 2026 super El Niño and climate change are related

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.
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The real winners from a new Canadian oil pipeline are private investors

Financiers with short-term incentives can profit big even if the west coast pipeline pushed by Mark Carney and Alberta costs taxpayers billions.
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Report found elevated cancer risk from air pollution near South Portland, Maine petroleum tanks

A new report from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention finds air pollution near petroleum storage tanks in South Portland may be increasing the cancer risk for people living nearby.

A field of flowers under a cloudy sky

Meet the flower whose evolution is outpacing climate change

Some populations of scarlet monkeyflowers can evolve fast enough to save themselves from climate change-induced drought. This is the first time researchers have documented evolutionary “self-rescue” in the wild.
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In Mexico, polluted rivers, dried-up wells are reshaping a once-fertile valley

Water in central Mexico’s Cholula valley has transformed from a shared resource into a costly and unevenly-distributed commodity.

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