Climate Desk
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In Mexico City, the coronavirus is bringing back Aztec-era ‘floating gardens’
Business is booming for farmers who plant on man-made islands.
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Nuclear ‘power balls’ may make meltdowns a thing of the past
"You essentially have an accident-proof reactor.”
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![Puerto Rico Still Recovering One Year After Hurricane Maria's Deadly Onslaught]()
Puerto Rico’s troubled utility is a goldmine for US contractors
Billions of dollars in contracts have been awarded to politically connected Americans, even as Puerto Ricans suffer electricity outages.
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White people own 98% of rural land. Young Black farmers want to reclaim their share.
Black farmers make up just 1.4 percent of American farm owners.
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A year after pledging to go ‘net-zero’, what has the UK achieved?
“Setting a target is one thing, hitting it is quite another."
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![Saharan dust blankets san juan, puerto rico]()
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Why massive Saharan dust plumes are blowing into the US
Every summer, an atmospheric event propels desert dust thousands of miles across the Atlantic. This year is particularly bad, and timed terribly with Covid-19.
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Construction begins on the world’s biggest liquid air battery
The battery will store renewable electricity and reduce carbon emissions from fossil-fuel power plants.
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![U.K. researcher Andrew Gray geotags snow algae blooms on Anchorage Island, Antarctica.]()
![U.K. researcher Andrew Gray geotags snow algae blooms on Anchorage Island, Antarctica.]()
Antarctica’s ‘green snow’ is sucking carbon out of the air
A new study reveals that the continent's green patches act as a carbon sink.
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Amid a pandemic, transit authorities turn to technology
Cities are eyeing microtransit to create a responsive system. But experts say there are tradeoffs.
