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As wildfires rage, Californians fear the coronavirus at shelters
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As wildfires rage, Californians fear the coronavirus at shelters

Evacuees along the rural Central Coast have fled wildfires, but more populated areas bring more risk from the coronavirus.
Behavioral contagion could spread the benefits of a carbon tax
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Behavioral contagion could spread the benefits of a carbon tax

It’s not too late to fight climate change with a long-overdue policy that would have surprisingly broad impact, an economist says.
Daryln Brewer Hoffstot: On a Pennsylvania farm, ‘nature is not just carrying on'
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Daryln Brewer Hoffstot: On a Pennsylvania farm, ‘nature is not just carrying on'

Quarantine in the country means fresh air and space, but a writer’s sense of good fortune is darkened by the state of nature. “What I’m observing is unsettling,” she says.
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In 5 countries, overwhelming majorities want cleaner air, poll finds

The coronavirus lockdown has fed a common desire in some very different countries: the need for cleaner air and support for tougher government rules to get rid of pollution, according to an opinion poll.

Cyclone Amphan bears down on India and Bangladesh
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Cyclone Amphan bears down on India and Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as Cyclone Amphan approaches, one of the region’s most powerful storms in decades.
Indigenous groups isolated by coronavirus face another threat: hunger
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Indigenous groups isolated by coronavirus face another threat: hunger

Indigenous people across the Americas are trying to defend their communities from the pandemic. But for many, isolation can quickly turn into deprivation.
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