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8 creative ways that cities are redesigning for extreme heat

From Phoenix to Abu Dhabi, city planners are taking new measures to try to cool cities and keep residents safe.
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Dr Sultan Al Jaber cop28 president
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New Cop28 president is CEO of oil company

The President of Cop28 is the CEO of one of the world’s largest oil companies and has been branded a ‘climate criminal’ by Green MP Caroline Lucas.

Cloud wars: Mideast rivalries rise along a new front
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Cloud wars: Mideast rivalries rise along a new front

As climate change makes the region hotter and drier, the U.A.E. is leading the effort to squeeze more rain out of the clouds, and other countries are rushing to keep up.
Politics
Amid a pandemic, transit authorities turn to technology
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Amid a pandemic, transit authorities turn to technology

As COVID-19 rages on, cities are eyeing microtransit to create a responsive system. But experts say there are tradeoffs.

Solutions
The UAE is investing $100 million in indoor farming

The UAE is investing $100 million in indoor farming

With little water, scorching temperatures, and not much arable land, the UAE currently imports 80% of its food. Can it go local?
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WHO official: Where is outrage over seven million air pollution-related deaths?
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WHO official: Where is outrage over seven million air pollution-related deaths?

Maria Neira calls for urgent action on the second day of the Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting.

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A third of Arabian Gulf marine life could be extinct by 2090, researchers warn
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A third of Arabian Gulf marine life could be extinct by 2090, researchers warn

Conservation expert at the World Government Summit says humankind is 'doomed' if urgent action is not taken to protect oceans
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Two people installing a solar panel on a roof.

U.S. solar construction surges ahead of looming policy shift

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FEMA places staff on leave after internal protest over agency cuts

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Climate change is reshaping outdoor life as Americans feel the heat

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

The Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
a person in a boat in the water at sunset with birds flying overhead.

Federal judge orders closure of Everglades ICE detention site built without tribal consent

Barber Shop located in Ninth Ward, New Orleans, Louisiana, damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Disaster aid cuts raise fears of post-Katrina failures as hurricane risks grow