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A partial seawall is seen near houses along the water's edge on Tangier Island
Daily News Lesson August 27 2024

Tangier Island residents work to preserve culture threatened by rising sea levels

Learn how coastal erosion is forcing people to leave the island
Native American group Apache Stronghold gather outside 9th Circuit Appeal Court in California
Daily News Lesson August 05 2024

How the mineral mining boom endangers Indigenous communities

Learn how Indigenous tribes are fighting to preserve their lands
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Daily News Lesson December 11 2023

Southeast Asian cities sink while sea levels rise

Learn about ways communities are addressing crises related to sea rise and a changing climate
Firefighter battles blaze in forest
Daily News Lesson August 02 2023

Climate change and the risk of spreading diseases

Discuss how a changing climate can affect the spread of disease
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Daily News Lesson January 12 2023

Top stories! Using heat pumps instead of fossil fuels + News wrap 1/12/23 + Student video
Will the move help reduce the negative effects on our environment from global warming?
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Daily News Lesson July 21 2022

What cities can do to prepare for rising temperatures
Learn why Phoenix, Arizona created the first publicly funded office to focus on the problems caused by higher temperatures
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Daily News Lesson November 12 2021

What is 'climate anxiety' and why are so many young people suffering from it?
Growing research shows young people are increasingly experiencing what’s known as “climate anxiety.”
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg participates in a youth climate change protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan
Daily Video September 21 2019

Greta Thunberg on the urgency of the climate crisis
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn more about Greta Thunberg and other youth activists' fight against climate change.

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