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The Philippines volcanic eruption is harming public health, but not the climate — yet
Amid all the bright lava and towering ash plumes, it’s easy to overlook that volcanic eruptions can dramatically affect air quality.
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California could meet its 2030 climate goals — but it would mean saving money
A new report lays out the ways the Golden State could have its climate cake and eat it, too.
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Here are the environmental justice stories to watch in 2020
This year promises to foreground efforts to hold the government accountable for the unequal impacts of pollution, climate change, and extreme weather.
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Is climate change showing up in the daily weather forecast? It’s complicated.
Averaged across the whole planet, climate and weather have become more aligned, but locally the two are still very much two separate things.
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Climate change fueled the Australia fires. Now those fires are fueling climate change.
The fires, which have been burning for months and could rage on for months to come, are impacting the earth’s climate in several ways.
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It’s not just Australia — Indonesia is facing its own climate disaster
The communities most vulnerable to flooding are those living in poor neighborhoods, especially slums located near wastewater, which can spread pathogens when combined with flooding.
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The climate policy milestone that was buried in the 2020 budget
This is the first time the government has funded research into schemes to engineer the climate.
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New York’s ambitious climate and environmental justice laws are in effect. Here’s what’s next.
"The state has to demonstrate how important it is to not just pass bold climate policy but to get the implementation right."
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![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
![The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires in the area around the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019]()
Red sky, flying embers: Australia’s fires are the first climate disaster of the decade
Here are photos of blood-orange skies, thick gray smoke, and people fleeing for their lives, offering a small but devastating glimpse at the first major climate catastrophe of the 2020s.
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What if we let the oceans into our cities?
Imagine this: A submerged city modeled on towers of ancient muck.
