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See what a year looks like in Svalbard, Norway, the fastest-warming place on Earth

Melting fjords, increasing avalanches, imperiled wildlife. Our photographer documented the effects of climate change through all four seasons in Svalbard, Norway.
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Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts

How climate change can help heal conflicts—not just fuel them

Increasingly, environmental cooperation is solving local conflicts around the world that are caused in part by global warming.
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Marine heat waves are on the rise. What are these blobs of hot water?
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Marine heat waves are on the rise. What are these blobs of hot water?

Climate change is causing intense warming of Earth’s oceans more often and for longer, posing big risks to the animals and plants that live there.
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To find old methane-leaking oil wells, researchers look to history
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To find old methane-leaking oil wells, researchers look to history

Old drawings, photos, and maps, often publicly available, give researchers the same perspective that 18th century prospectors had.
Politics
Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline is a new flashpoint
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Economic lifeline or climate peril? East African pipeline is a new flashpoint

The 900-mile pipeline would bring needed revenue to Uganda and Tanzania. But it would disrupt thousands of lives and key wildlife habitat—to say nothing of its climate impact.
Here’s how extreme heat is hurting pregnant women
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Here’s how extreme heat is hurting pregnant women

As the world gets hotter, scientists are documenting a spike in preterm and still births, along with underweight babies.
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In Scotland, a bird flu crisis threatens thousands of seabirds
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In Scotland, a bird flu crisis threatens thousands of seabirds

A mutated strain of avian influenza is killing unprecedented numbers of birds on the Shetland Islands, many of which are already under threat.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration puts environmental justice funding in jeopardy

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Banks fuel climate risk with $200 billion for new gas projects

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

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Environmental justice advocates criticize lack of inclusion in plastic treaty negotiations

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US defends Paris climate deal but faces criticism for lack of action