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Reflective roofs combat extreme heat in Sierra Leone
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Reflective roofs combat extreme heat in Sierra Leone

Reflective panels installed on homes in Freetown, Sierra Leone, are helping residents cope with extreme heat by reducing indoor temperatures by over 6°C.

Jake Wood reports for BBC.

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Sierra Leone's long road to clean cookstoves

In Sierra Leone, 99 percent of the population still uses polluting cooking methods, including fires and uninsulated cookstoves.
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Citizen scientists map urban heat down to the block level
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Citizen scientists map urban heat down to the block level

Thousands of volunteers have taken part in a federal agency-led initiative to better understand where US cities’ hot zones are. 
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How ‘heat officers’ plan to help cities survive ever-hotter summers
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How ‘heat officers’ plan to help cities survive ever-hotter summers

Heat-focused officials in these four cities are rolling out warning systems and drawing up green designs to create more heat-resistant metropolises.
Resilience
Scientists rediscover a climate-hardy coffee plant

Scientists rediscover a climate-hardy coffee plant

Coffea stenophylla possesses greater tolerance for higher temperatures than Arabica and robusta coffee that dominate the market, researchers say.
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Swallowed by the sea

While some communities brace for the future affects of climate change, the archipelago known as the Turtle Islands off Sierra Leone's coast is dealing with rising sea levels and disappearing land right now. People have had to relocate, which is not cheap for locals who earn just 10 cents a day.
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Sierra Leone mudslide survivors live in fear of fresh ...

Sierra Leone mudslide survivors live in fear of fresh ...

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Vermont defends landmark climate law as Trump administration and oil industry sue

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New AI tool raises concerns over industry's ability to sow doubt on pollution research

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FEMA delays and funding cuts leave state emergency programs in limbo

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
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EU shifts course on climate policy as deregulation accelerates

Car tailpipe up close.

Republicans push to eliminate fines for carmakers that violate fuel economy rules