The Daily Climate

African discoveries of natural gas pose vexing climate challenge

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said denying the country the chance to tap its reserves is “climate fanaticism.”

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Lahaina’s banyan tree damaged by Maui wildfires shows new life

Lahaina’s giant banyan tree, scorched by the flames of Maui’s deadly wildfires, is showing small signs of recovery: sprouting a batch of fresh green leaves.

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Canadian wildfires have ushered in a new fire era, the ‘Pyrocene’

Humanity has changed its relationship to fire. We may never be the same.

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Air conditioners aren't ready for a hotter, more humid planet

Removing humidity is critical for human health and comfort. But a group of experts is warning that the current generation of air conditioners isn’t ready for the hot and humid future.

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Va. panel votes to exit carbon trading market in move Dems call unlawful

A Virginia regulatory board on Wednesday voted to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, fulfilling a directive from Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin but triggering the threat of legal action from environmental groups who say the board overstepped its authority.

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