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The winter storm is expected to bring "a large swath of heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast" this week.

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  • Weather

A huge winter storm is expected to affect millions across 22 states

The winter storm will bring "a large swath of heavy snow from the West Coast to the Northeast" this week, the National Weather Service says.

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Roshan Fernandez
A school of fish swim above corals on Moore Reef in Gunggandji Sea Country off the coast of Queensland in eastern Australia on Nov. 13, 2022. United Nations members gather Monday in New York to resume efforts to forge a treaty to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity.

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  • Climate

U.N. talks to safeguard the world's marine biodiversity will pick back up this week

The goal of the U.N. meetings is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of the world's vast marine ecosystems.

February 19, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Solar restrictions are gaining traction as the stakes for addressing climate change keep getting higher. Construction of more renewable energy is a key part of the country's plans to cut heat-trapping pollution and avoid the worst damage from extreme weather in the decades ahead.

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  • Climate

An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America

An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Miranda Green and
  • Michael Copley
Radhika (15), Anjali (16), Suman (21), and Suhani (15) in July 2022 perform a dance routine near the village of Sahana Pahari, Jharia.

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  • Children's Health

A dance of hope by children who scavenge coal

Kids in India illegally collect bits of coal to sell so they can help their families. To give them a chance for a brighter future, an local educator gives them lessons in academics and the arts.

February 18, 2023
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By:
  • Elle Kurancid and
  • Walaa Alshaer
A robot nicknamed Icefin operates under the sea ice near McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 2020. The pencil-shaped robot is giving scientists their first look at the forces eating away at the Thwaites glacier.

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  • Climate

A skinny robot documents the forces eroding a massive Antarctic glacier

Scientists got their first up-close look at what's eating away part of Antarctica's Thwaites ice shelf, nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its massive melt and sea rise potential.

February 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Climate

If there's a war against climate change, Saint-Louis is on the front line. And losing

The UNESCO World Heritage city of Saint-Louis is perched precariously between the Atlantic Ocean and the Senegal River. And it's on borrowed time.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Ayen Bior,
  • and 11 more
GPB News NPR

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  • Climate

Washington state's push to reduce emissions

Several states have new laws to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel rising temperatures. Washington has changed how big businesses use energy and how people fuel their vehicles.

February 16, 2023
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By:
  • Bellamy Pailthorp and
  • John Ryan
A U.S. Air Force member releases a weather balloon from the deck of the U.S.S. Portland off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, in December 2022.

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  • National Security

Balloon shoot-down has U.S. on alert. Weather forecasters know how to steer clear

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day.

February 15, 2023
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By:
  • Mallika Seshadri
Greta Thunberg says the fight for social justice is the fight for climate justice.

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  • Climate

Where Greta Thunberg does (and doesn't) expect to see action on climate change

Greta Thunberg says she has no plans to get into politics as a career, and she thinks she can do more as a climate campaigner on the outside.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 1 more
Antonio López, East Palo Alto's vice mayor, stands next to floodwaters in the city.

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  • Climate

After January storms, some California communities look for long-term flood solutions

California cities, like East Palo Alto, work on long-term infrastructure changes to help adapt to future extreme weather brought on by climate change.

February 10, 2023
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  • Ezra David Romero/KQED
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg waits in Erkelenz, Germany, to take part in a demonstration at a nearby a coal mine on Jan. 14.

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  • Book Reviews

Greta Thunberg's 'The Climate Book' urges world to keep climate justice out front

Activist Greta Thunberg was just 15 when she called on the world to take action on the climate crisis. Just as impressively, she has now pulled together essays by 100 scholars on what's needed now.

February 09, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara J. King
Residents of southwest Pakistan move through floodwaters in September 2022. People with less wealth are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, including more severe rainstorms.

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  • Climate

Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change

There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more?

February 08, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
Guet N'dar, Senegal (October 7, 2022) - The neighborhood Khar Yalla, which means 'Waiting for God," in Wolof, was meant as a place for those who had been displaced by rising seas to live. But this neighborhood soon, too, was inundated with water.

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  • Climate

When the seas rise in Senegal, so do the fortunes of far-right parties in Europe

Sweeping global trends are changing the world. As climate change heats up the planet and pushes people to migrate, far-right politicians see both a threat and an opportunity.

February 07, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Ayen Bior,
  • and 13 more
World leaders recently announced a $20 billion climate deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal because — for one thing — the country is planning to build new coal plants, including here in Kalimantan.

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  • Climate

Despite billions to get off coal, why is Indonesia still building new coal plants?

World leaders recently announced a $20 billion deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal, because — for one thing — the country is building brand new coal plants.

February 06, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world.

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  • Global Health

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

Send leaders into space for perspective, tap solar power to offer electricity for all, make "dignity" a priority — those are some of the wishes readers have for 2023.

February 05, 2023
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By:
  • Carmen Drahl,
  • Gisele Grayson,
  • and 1 more
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