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Climate change has toppled some civilizations but not others. Why?

The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.
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Photo by Jamil Kabar on Unsplash

Climate change has toppled some civilizations but not others. Why?

The link between environmental disasters and societal collapse, explained.
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Liberals boost climate change mitigation fund by $1.4 billion

Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada facing climate change and environmental disasters.
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Hidden super polluters revealed in wake of Texas energy crisis

The polar blast in Texas earlier this year revealed a dirty secret in the most prolific U.S. oil field: Two under-the-radar natural gas plants that are a persistent source of pollution.

Disaster preparedness was once an American pastime. Is it back?
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Disaster preparedness was once an American pastime. Is it back?

Prepping was seen as a fringe hobby for survivalists and reality TV. Then came the pandemic.
Climate change is a political - not partisan - story
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Climate change is a political - not partisan - story

Every presidential election is critical in its way. Even so, 2020 manages to feel unique. With a deadly virus stalking the land and crashing the economy and political polarization so high that the truth itself is often in question, this November will certainly mark a turning point in American history.

Wildlife abounds in these places abandoned years before coronavirus

Wildlife abounds in these places abandoned years before coronavirus

Studies of Korea’s DMZ and exclusion zones around the Chernobyl and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plants show how animals respond when humans flee.
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