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News Articles: climate

Mayfield, Ky., is among the places hit by devastating tornadoes over the weekend.

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  • Science

The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

The link between tornadoes, like the ones that hit Kentucky over the weekend, and climate change isn't as clear as it is for other extreme weather events, though scientists say the clues are there.

December 13, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about the September 20 snap elections.

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  • World

A church retreat came to the aid of Canada's latest disaster survivors

British Columbia experienced major disasters this year that scientists say show the intensifying effects of climate change. Many of those affected by fires and floods took shelter at Camp Hope.

December 11, 2021
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By:
  • Emma Jacobs
A pedestrian tries to cross a flooded Queen Street, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, in Honolulu.

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  • Weather

Hawaii remains under flood warnings as a 'kona low' storm continues to dump rain

The weather caused damage, but there were no storm-related deaths as of Monday afternoon. Officials warned that the storm, which began over the weekend, remained a threat.

December 07, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Activists protesting "greenwashing," in which a company or government appears to do more for the environment than it is, gather outside the JP Morgan premises near the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit.

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  • Climate

Carbon trading gets a green light from the U.N., and Brazil hopes to earn billions

Carbon offsets got a big boost from November's U.N. climate summit. New rules could make it easier for companies to pay for carbon-cutting projects in other countries, rather than doing it themselves.

December 06, 2021
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By:
  • Dan Charles
A snow-free Denver, pictured on Friday. The previous record for the city's latest ever first snowfall was Nov. 21, recorded in 1934.

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  • Weather

A blizzard warning in Hawaii but no snow yet in Denver, in unusual December weather

In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.

December 04, 2021
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  • Becky Sullivan
A remote-controlled RC surfer riding a king tide wave during the astronomical event last year, in Huntington Beach, Calif. The National Weather Service says the California coast will see unusually high and low tides over the weekend.

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  • Science

Grab your camera and help science! King tides are crashing onto California beaches

The unusually high and low tides will be affecting coastal communities over the weekend. Scientists are calling on residents and visitors to help document the phenomenon.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo

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  • Climate

Bob Inglis: How I changed my mind about climate change

Former GOP congressman Bob Inglis used to believe climate change wasn't real. But after a candid conversation with his children and a hard look at the evidence, he began to change his mind.

December 03, 2021
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By:
  • Manoush Zomorodi,
  • Fiona Geiran,
  • and 1 more
Sixteen-year-old Sofia (left) and 13-year-old André Oliveira stand in Parque da Paz in Lisbon. The siblings are two of six young people in Portugal who are suing the governments of Europe's most polluting countries, including their own, to force them to cut emissions.

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  • World

These Portuguese kids are suing 33 European countries to force them to cut emissions

Adults "can see us as serious or they can see us as a joke," one of the kids says. "A lawsuit is not a joke," her brother adds. The European Court of Human Rights has fast-tracked their 2020 lawsuit.

December 02, 2021
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  • Joanna Kakissis
Premature greening in urban trees could have negative environmental and economic impacts, a new study has found.

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  • Environment

City trees are turning green early, prompting warnings about food and pollination

A study of trees in dozens of cities found that urban heat and light pollution are pushing urban trees to sprout leaves earlier than trees in more rural areas.

November 30, 2021
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  • Michael Levitt
Allen Overton, pastor of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, worries that Black and underserved communities may be left behind when new federal money for water infrastructure is used up by wealthier communities.

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  • National

Billions of federal dollars could replace lead pipes. Flint has history to share

The new infrastructure legislation makes money available to remove potentially poisonous pipes around the country. In Flint, Mich., mistrust runs deeper than the plumbing does.

November 30, 2021
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 2 more
Reverend Billy (William Talen, left) among a flock of supporters.

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  • Arts & Life

Veteran anti-consumerist crusader Reverend Billy takes aim at climate change

Reverend Billy, the flamboyant "altar-ego" of New York performance artist William Talen, celebrates 20 years of crusading with his Stop Shopping Choir.

November 26, 2021
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By:
  • Jon Kalish
The Baltimore Gas and Electric Fitzell substation in Edgemere, Md., is about a year old and was built so that it can eventually be modified to provide more capacity.

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  • Energy

The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change

The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet.

November 24, 2021
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By:
  • Vincent Acovino
A car is submerged by floodwaters on a portion of I-94 in Detroit, several days after heavy rains flooded parts of the city in June.

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  • National

Detroit homes are being overwhelmed by flooding — and it's not just water coming in

The city has experienced more frequent and severe flooding due to climate change and an aging stormwater system. Detroiters hope federal infrastructure funding eases the problem.

November 23, 2021
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By:
  • Noah Caldwell,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 2 more
Janis Elliott lives in the unincorporated Iowa town of Avon. She put a reverse osmosis system in her home after she found nitrate levels almost double the EPA health standard.

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  • Environment

Climate change is making it harder to provide clean drinking water in farm country

The largest water utility in Iowa is sounding alarms that it won't be able to keep up with cleaning the water for more than 600,000 customers as extreme weather swings become more common.

November 23, 2021
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By:
  • Clay Masters
Nyayua Thang, 62, left, stands waist-deep in the floodwaters in front of an abandoned primary school in South Sudan. Members of her village, displaced by extreme flooding as a result of heavy rainfall, are using the building as a refuge. Only small mud dikes at the entrance of the door are keeping the water out. (November 2020)

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  • Photography

Prize-winning photos capture the grit and suffering of flood survivors in South Sudan

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

November 20, 2021
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  • Diane Cole
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