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The moms who are battling climate change

A new initiative seeks to tap into mothers’ concern for the world their children are inheriting.
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Ship leaking tons of oil off Mauritius breaks in two

The MV Wakashio struck a reef on July 25 and its hull began to crack after days of pounding waves and has now split in two
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The U.K. was sunnier than Rome this spring

he U.K. has recorded its sunniest spring, with May being its sunniest calendar month, since records began over 90 years ago.

Warmest oceans on record adds to hurricanes, wildfires risks

Warmest oceans on record adds to hurricanes, wildfires risks

The world's seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate a chaotic year of extreme weather ahead.

Jair Bolsonaro, the Trump ally who is allowing the fires in the Amazon in Brazil to burn
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Jair Bolsonaro, the Trump ally who is allowing the fires in the Amazon in Brazil to burn

As fires have surged in the Amazon, the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s disdain for environmental-protection measures has drawn international attention.
Spy-satellite images reveal how climate change is rapidly melting the Himalayan glaciers
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Spy-satellite images reveal how climate change is rapidly melting the Himalayan glaciers

If things continue as they are now, the glaciers are likely to lose two-thirds of their total ice. For a region already plagued by poverty and inequality, that eventuality is catastrophic.
The false choice between economic growth and combatting climate change
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The false choice between economic growth and combatting climate change

Decades ago, the economist William Nordhaus demonstrated how a “spaceship economy” could thrive if governments made sure that companies paid a price for the environmental damage they caused.
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