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Galapagos Islands will be a cool refuge in a warming world
Pedro Szekely

The Galapagos Islands will be a cool refuge in a warming world

A geological coincidence placed the Galapagos Islands in the line of an icy current that provides food and shelter in a warming ocean. The good news might not last for long.
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Up close look at Galapagos Islands

Climate change is bearing down on the wildlife in Galapagos that helped bring the world the theory of evolution by natural selection.

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Darwin’s Arch, a famed rock formation in the Galápagos, collapses
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Darwin’s Arch, a famed rock formation in the Galápagos, collapses

Erosion caused the natural archway in the remote Pacific islands to fall into the sea, officials said.
Nearly 200 baby tortoises are seized at Galápagos Airport
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Nearly 200 baby tortoises are seized at Galápagos Airport

The tortoises were found on Sunday wrapped in plastic inside a red suitcase that was bound for mainland Ecuador. A police officer has been taken into custody, the authorities said.
Inside the ambitious push to protect a third of the world’s ocean
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Inside the ambitious push to protect a third of the world’s ocean

Preserving our pristine seas will boost biodiversity, replenish fishing stocks, and store carbon.
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Documenting climate change by air, land and sea
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Documenting climate change by air, land and sea

The New York Times photographer Josh Haner has spent the past four years capturing the effects of climate change around the world and under water.
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As seas warm, Galápagos Islands face a giant evolutionary test
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As seas warm, Galápagos Islands face a giant evolutionary test

Climate change is ravaging the natural laboratory that inspired Darwin. The creatures here are on the brink of crisis.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration’s shutdown of USAID devastates global conservation efforts

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Construction for Cop30 in Belém sparks controversy

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Trump leans on coal revival promises to energize West Virginia communities

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A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled

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NRC denies full hearing on Palisades nuclear restart challenge

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Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice

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NOAA scaled back major CO2 report as Earth’s carbon sinks weaken

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Trump’s push to sway Europe on fossil fuels clashes with clean energy momentum