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News Articles: climate change

Traffic on a hazy evening in Fresno, Calif. A new study estimates that about 50,000 lives could be saved each year if the U.S. eliminated small particles of pollution that are released from the tailpipes of cars and trucks, among other sources.

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  • Climate

Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds

Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Wildfires are causing billions in damage every year and yet many homebuyers have little idea whether their house is at risk.

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  • Climate

Is your house at risk of a wildfire? This online tool could tell you

Many people move without realizing the danger that wildfires pose to their new home. A new risk rating system could help buyers learn more on real estate sites.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Commuters make their way through a water-logged street after a heavy downpour in Dhaka. Bangladesh is one of many countries struggling to protect residents from the effects of climate change.

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  • Climate

The U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war

The U.S. promised to slash its emissions and send tens of billions of dollars to low-lying and less well-off nations. The war in Ukraine is delaying that even as the toll from climate change rises.

May 14, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Flooded roadway

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  • News

Brunswick looks at tide control devices to mitigate rising seas

The city of Brunswick is installing tide control devices to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

May 11, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022.

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  • Climate

Scientists give Earth a 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent.

May 10, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Cynthia Rosenzweig has been named the 2022 World Food Prize Laureate for her work to determine the impact of climate change on worldwide food production.

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  • Climate

World Food Prize goes to former farmer who answers climate change question: 'So what?'

The 2022 honoree is Cynthia Rosenzweig, whose computer modeling shows the impact on global crops. She talks about her "aha" moment, a big surprise in her findings and her plans for the $250,000 prize.

May 05, 2022
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  • Julia Simon
In Iceland, a Climeworks project is absorbing carbon dioxide emissions directly from the air and storing it underground. The energy-intensive process is powered by geothermal energy.

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  • Climate

Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea

With the climate warming rapidly, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air.

May 02, 2022
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  • Lauren Sommer
In Iceland, a Climeworks project is absorbing carbon dioxide emissions directly from the air and storing it underground. The energy-intensive process is powered by geothermal energy.

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  • Climate

Vacuuming carbon from the air could stop climate change. Not everyone likes the idea

With the climate warming rapidly, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air.

May 02, 2022
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  • Lauren Sommer
A picture of the tree canopy at the Fernbank Museum's 65-acre forest.

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  • Environment

Georgia has many trees, but few old-growth forests. And advocates say they need to be protected

Old-growth forest can do things younger tree stands cannot, ecologists say. Older forests may sequester more carbon and harbor increased biodiversity. Now, the people who love these rare, complex ecosystems say they need protection.

 

April 26, 2022
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  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Climate change has already made storms more intense, flooding cities with more rainfall than they were built to handle.

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  • Climate

Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn't there more of it?

The U.S. is making the largest investment in history in the country's water system. In the rush to spend, some worry green projects will be overlooked.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
Climate change has already made storms more intense, flooding cities with more rainfall than they were built to handle.

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  • Climate

Green infrastructure helps cities with climate change. So why isn't there more of it?

The U.S. is making the largest investment in history in the country's water system. In the rush to spend, some worry green projects will be overlooked.

April 15, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
More than 3 months after the Marshall Fire, clean up is only beginning near Louisville, Colo.

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  • Climate

After a rough year, new wildfire warnings have Boulder, Colo., on edge

Boulder is again under a red flag warning for extreme wildfire danger as powerful winds like those that fanned a destructive blaze in December return to the drought stricken region.

April 15, 2022
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  • Kirk Siegler
Officials in Bibb County were counting on proof of concept from the Brightmark plastic recycling plant in Indiana, shown here, before greenlighting a similar plant in Macon.

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  • Environment

Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority ends talks on plastics recycling plant

In late December, Brightmark admitted to the authority it failed to meet the deadline to prove its facility in another state was able to deliver the recycled end-product to another user, which was a condition of the sale.

April 11, 2022
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  • Liz Fabian
The report finds the world's energy supply needs to shift to renewable sources, like this solar farm in Karnataka, India, but it's not happening fast enough.

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  • Climate

It's not too late to stave off the climate crisis, U.N. report finds. Here's how

The good news is that the world has solutions and technology to slow climate change. The bad news is that time is running out.

April 05, 2022
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer

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  • Business

Some Georgia companies are ahead of potentially enhanced climate transparency rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a change to the rules governing how much climate related data a publicly traded company needs to share with potential investors. Some Georgia companies are already ahead of the curve. 

 

April 04, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
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