climate crisis
UN chief issues global SOS as new reports warn Pacific sea-level rise outstrips global average
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A “worldwide catastrophe” is imperiling Pacific Islands and the world must respond to the unprecedented and devastating impacts of rising seas “before ...
If you want Americans to pay attention to climate change, just call it climate change
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You probably have been hearing phrases like “climate crisis,” “climate emergency” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to get ...
Forgotten, Half-Century Old Film Photographs Reveal A Hidden Truth About Antartica’s Glaciers
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In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania. In a ...
Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Caribbean officials on Friday demanded more access to funding and help in fighting climate change, weeks ...
Heat waves in Europe are getting more dangerous. Here’s what that means for travelers
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Growing up in Texas, Mary Beth Walsh thought she was accustomed to high temperatures. Her hometown of Dallas, which is currently being ...
Scientists identify new Antarctic ice sheet ‘tipping point,’ warning future sea level rise may be underestimated
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The Antarctic ice sheet is melting in a new, worrying way that scientific models used to project future sea level rise have not taken ...
Youth activists win ‘groundbreaking’ climate settlement in Hawaii
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Hawaii officials have announced what they called a “groundbreaking” legal settlement with a group of young climate activists, which they said will ...
This 3.6-million-year-old footprint was made by our earliest known ancestor. Now it’s at risk of being lost forever
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CNN’s Bill Weir on raising resilient kids during the climate crisis and on choosing whether to have them in the first place
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Record-breaking heat, rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather and more are fueled by the human-made climate crisis. It doesn’t feel like a ...
Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa
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More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity due to drought and floods, an aid group has ...
