Fire breaks out in an encampment of landless workers in Brazil’s Amazon, killing 9
Associated Press At least nine people have been killed in Brazil’s Amazonian state of Para when a discharge of high-voltage electricity sparked a…
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UTEP receives $5 million climate change research grant
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas El Paso has been awarded a $4.9 million grant from the Department of Energy to research two…
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‘They destroyed our trees’: Women say their farms were seized to support Indonesia’s electric vehicle boom
(CNN) — Masita rustles through the long grass, trying not to stumble as she points to another mountain in the distance. “That all there used to be…
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How to adapt to climate change may be secondary at COP28, but it’s key to saving lives, experts say
By SIBI ARASU The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As United Nations climate talks enter their second week, negotiators who are…
Continue Reading Drought vs deluge: Florida’s unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coast
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with…
Continue Reading At COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; ‘It’s go time’ to save planet in peril
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out…
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Paris 2024 chief pledges to find solutions to keep Olympic surfing in Tahiti after coral damage
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s…
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Christmas tree farms say drought is causing tree shortage
WFTS, RICHARD SALZMAN, CNN By Casey Albritton Click here for updates on this story PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) —…
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Advocates say a Mexican startup is illegally selling a health drink from an endangered fish
By DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Environmental watchdogs have accused a Mexico-based startup of violating international trade…
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Judge overrules Texas, strikes down air pollution permit for Gulf Coast oil terminal
By Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News Dec. 6, 2023 “Judge overrules Texas, strikes down air pollution permit for Gulf Coast oil terminal” was first…
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US touts new era of collaboration with Native American tribes to manage public lands and water
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is entering a new era of collaboration with Native American…
Continue Reading Scientists: Climate change intensified the rains devastating East Africa
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing catastrophic rains in East…
Continue ReadingWyoming may auction off huge piece of pristine land inside Grand Teton
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming officials will decide whether to auction off a valuable and pristine piece of state…
Continue ReadingClimate talks shift into high gear. Now words and definitions matter at COP28
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON, JOSHUA A. BICKEL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mood is about to shift,…
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2 bodies found in creeks as atmospheric river drops record-breaking rain in Pacific Northwest
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities rescued people from raging rivers and roads submerged by high waters in the…
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European Union calls for “the beginning of the end” of fossil fuels at COP28 climate talks
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This year’s climate talks should “mark the beginning of the end” of…
Continue Reading As COP28 talks try to curb warming, study says Earth at risk of hitting irreversible tipping points
By GAURAV SAINI, Press Trust of India DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world is in danger of hitting the point of no return for five of…
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New Mexico Governor looking to establish new ‘first-of-its-kind’ water supply
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham is seeking $500 million to establish a new “first-of-its-kind” strategic water supply…
Continue ReadingAfter a fast start, COP28 climate talks now in murky middle of hope, roadblocks
By SETH BORENSTEIN and DANA BELTAJI Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After a first-day blur of rare quick action and agreement,…
Continue ReadingNovember is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The European climate agency calculates that for the sixth month in a row,…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s Christians feel the heat of climate change in its sacred forest and valley
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BCHARRE, Lebanon (AP) — Majestic cedar trees towered over dozens of Lebanese Christians gathered outside a…
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Authorities say heavy rains and landslides in Tanzania kill at least 47 and hurt or strand many more
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities say at least 47 people are dead and 85 others injured following heavy…
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British research ship crosses paths with world’s largest iceberg as it drifts out of Antarctica
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world. The British…
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies’ emissions pledges at UN summit
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Don’t trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon…
Continue ReadingWith striking images, this photographer is illuminating our relationship with the planet
CNN By Michelle Cohan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Fire has played a crucial role in humanity for millennia. It’s allowed us to cook, construct,…
Continue ReadingGlobal warming could cost poor countries trillions. They’ve urged the COP28 climate summit to help
By SIBI ARASU and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent developing-world leader on the issue of climate…
Continue ReadingUkrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia’s war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains lash India’s southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…
Continue ReadingFrench foreign minister says she is open to South Pacific resettlement requests due to rising seas
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says she is open to any resettlement request…
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Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an…
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