List of Climate Change articles
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A child stands in front of a makeshift shelter on the banks of a body of water. Pakistan’s Flood Disaster Shows the Perils of Climate Shortsightedness
“We have never had a really good plan in terms of how we counter climate change,” one expert noted.
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Mexico City residents travel to the outskirts of the city and relax along the banks of the Rio Magdalena. It is the last living river in the city, and so one of the few places to enjoy clean running water. Can the World’s Rivers Be Saved?
Key waterways are drying up around the globe.
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A worker climbs through a copper and cobalt mine, materials used in production of electric cars, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. What Do Electric Cars Really Cost?
“Volt Rush” examines the price of a dirty green business—and China’s role.
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Caked mud is seen in the foreground past the Luoxing Dun in China. A World of Fire and Floods Demands New Architecture
New designs can help mitigate climate change.
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Two people on a makeshift raft during flooding in Pakistan Extreme Weather Is Brutalizing Asia
Floods, droughts, tropical storms, and heat waves are severely testing the resilience of a region with a lot of vulnerable people.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with lawmakers after signing the Inflation Reduction Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 12. Biden’s Historic Climate Bill Needs Smart Foreign Policy
The White House’s crowning domestic policy achievement can’t reach its full potential without engaging the world.
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An aerial view of a strip of land in Funafuti, Tuvalu in Nov. 2019. The low-lying South Pacific island nation has been classified as ‘extremely vulnerable’ to climate change by the United Nations Development Programme. Climate Finance and Geostrategic Interests in the Pacific
Foreign investment in climate adaptation in the Pacific Islands will be key to sustainable development and security in Asia.
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Vacationers sit on a beach in Greece. The Mediterranean as We Know It Is Vanishing
From Saint-Tropez to Amalfi, the region’s most attractive tourist destinations are also its most vulnerable.
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Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Spain. Carbon Pricing Isn’t Enough to Mitigate Climate Change
The deadly heat wave in Europe this month should provide an impetus for more aggressive state action on emissions.
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The Rhine runs low during a heat wave in Cologne, Germany, on July 18. Germany’s Economy Is Carried on the Rhine’s Shrinking Back
Rivers are critical to transportation—and drying up as the climate shifts.
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People hold up signs saying "#Build Back Better" and "JOE MANCHIN IS BURNING OUR FUTURE FOR PROFIT" By Not Acting on Climate, Congress Endangers U.S. National Security
Another failed bill further weakens the country’s global position.
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Egyptian workers fill sacks with wheat during harvest in Saqiyat al-Manqadi, Egypt, on May 1, 2019. How to Feed the Planet
It is possible to protect nature and provide nutrition for all. Here’s what the U.S. needs to do to make it happen.
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Motorcycles queue for fuel at a gas station during a fuel shortage in Nairobi, Kenya on April 4. Europe to Africa: Gas for Me but Not for Thee
Europe is ramping up its use of the dirtiest fuels—but keeps pressing Africa to stick to draconian green goals.
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Members of the Indigenous Sámi community march during a Fridays for Future protest in Jokkmokk, northern Sweden, on Feb. 7, 2020, the Sámi National Day. The Ukraine War Is Dividing Europe’s Arctic Indigenous People
It has driven a wedge between Sámi in Russia and those in Nordic countries.
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The sun sets on a deep-sea mining vessel Race to the Bottom: Deep-Sea Mining Is the Next Frontier
The untapped trove of metals on the ocean floor might be the key to a greener future—or an environmental catastrophe.
