Climate Desk
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![Sir David Attenborough during the opening ceremony of COP24]()
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David Attenborough’s dire climate warning: ‘Our greatest threat in thousands of years’
“The world’s people have spoken. Their message is clear: Time is running out,” the famed naturalist said at a U.N. conference in Poland.
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The radical tools that could save coral reefs
New report examines experimental intervention techniques in hopes of sustaining reefs in a warming world.
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![A man wears a surgical face mask while crossing a street in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, October 13, 2017.]()
![A man wears a surgical face mask while crossing a street in the South of Market (SoMA) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, October 13, 2017.]()
The smoke’s gone, but hearts and lungs still may be in danger months after wildfires
An increase in ER visits three months after a large California fire raises questions about long-term health effects of blazes raging across the West.
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Video games consume more electricity than 25 power plants can produce
Researchers set up a special lab to measure gaming’s massive carbon footprint.
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Trump administration’s climate report raises new questions about nuclear energy’s future
The thirstiest source of electricity is already struggling, and greater risk of droughts will only add to those woes.
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![White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders]()
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What the Trump administration got wrong on its own climate report (pretty much everything)
Fact-checking the Trump administration's climate report claims
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EPA chief says Trump administration may reshape next federal climate report
The EPA’s Andrew Wheeler said he “wouldn’t be surprised if the Obama administration told the report’s authors to take a look at the worst case scenario.”
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Patagonia to donate $10 million from Trump tax cuts to green groups
“We’re giving our $10 million tax cut back to the planet,” the company said.
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![Two water glasses. One with dirty water and the other with fresh, clean water.]()
![Two water glasses. One with dirty water and the other with fresh, clean water.]()
Their water became undrinkable. Then they were ordered to pay more for it.
What came out of the taps frequently smelled like diesel fuel and was the same shade of blue as Gatorade.
