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The Robert W Scherer Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity plant operated by Georgia Power, a subsidiary of the Southern Company, in Juliette, Georgia, U.S. April 1, 2017. Picture taken April 1, 2017. Photo by Chris Aluka Berry/REUTERS

World Jan 21

World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under Biden

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

World Sep 09

UN report: Increased warming closing in on agreed upon limit

The world is getting closer to passing a temperature limit set by global leaders five years ago and may exceed it in the next decade or so, according to a new United Nations report.

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Nation Sep 08

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Over 2 million acres have burned in California — and fire season is just beginning

Record wildfires are still raging across vast swaths of California. The flames have burned more than 2 million acres, destroying scores of homes and other buildings. Hundreds of people have been stranded by the exploding blazes, requiring rescue by helicopter…

By Stephanie Sy

Science Sep 07

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California wildfires illustrate the consequences of climate change

A record heat wave is scorching California, where about two dozen wildfires are currently burning. Nearly 15,000 firefighters are battling steep terrain and extremely dry conditions as they struggle to control the raging infernos. On Sunday, temperatures in Los Angeles…

Science Aug 07

Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

The Milne ice shelf had been one of the Arctic's few remaining intact ice shelves, but at the end of July about 43% broke off. Scientists say that without a doubt it's man-made global warming at work.

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Jul 24

Watch 6:19
Widespread logging threatens the Congo Basin’s critical rainforest

By Monica Villamizar

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial…

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Jun 25

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Why a ‘feverish’ Arctic will affect everyone on the globe

A historic heat wave is occurring in the Arctic, already the fastest-warming place on Earth due to the increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases. Dr. Merritt Turetsky, director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado…

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May 19

Pandemic threatens ‘years of progress’ on climate change

By Pan Pylas, Associated Press

The World Economic Forum says that the coronavirus pandemic threatens to derail any progress made in recent years to deal with the climate crisis.

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Apr 08

Outbreak triggers drop in climate-changing emissions, Energy Department projects

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Despite mocking the idea of climate change, President Donald Trump will preside over one of the country’s sharpest drops in climate-damaging emissions on record, as the economic paralysis from the coronavirus tamps down energy use, according to an Energy Department…

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Feb 07

Preliminary data records Antarctica’s hottest temperature on record

By Associated Press

World Meteorological Organization spokeswoman Clare Nullis, citing figures from Argentina's national weather service, said the Esperanza base recorded 18.3 degrees C elsius ( 64.9 Fahrenheit) on Thursday — topping the former record of 17.5 degrees tallied in March 2015.

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