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TOPSHOT - An aerial view of the Colorado River side of the Glen Canyon Dam, which separates the Colorado River from Lake Powell, in Page, Arizona on June 18, 2024. Lake Powell is the second largest reservoir in the US and can hold more than 23 million acre feet (2,837,024,700,000 hectare meter) of water. It's currently just under 39% full and still taking in water from what's left of Spring runoff. The drought conditions and population growth has been a continual stress on water throughout the southwest. (Photo by Bryan R. SMITH / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Biden administration is trying to throw a Hail Mary to save the Colorado River before Trump takes over

A female Masai giraffe and impala in Nyerere National Park (Selous Game Reserve) in southern Tanzania. The Masai giraffe is listed as endangered by the IUCN. (Photo by: Andy Soloman/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Giraffes are up next on the endangered species list, US wildlife officials say

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Trump might nix America as a climate tech leader. 5 charts show China winning that race

The Northeast drought is killing a holiday centerpiece: Christmas trees

How drought is ruining Christmas in the Northeast

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN - NOVEMBER 12: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on day two of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference at Baku Stadium on November 12, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The COP29, which is running from November 11 through 22, is bringing together stakeholders, including international heads of state and other leaders, scientists, environmentalists, indigenous peoples representatives, activists and others to discuss and agree on the implementation of global measures towards mitigating the effects of climate change. According to the United Nations, countries made no progress over the last year in reducing global emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Climate leaders were worried Trump would derail talks. They didn’t know their host would be the wrecking ball

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‘It feels like chili in my eyes’: Toxic smog chokes New Delhi 1:38

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It’s not just Democrats — Republicans are working to Trump-proof their climate money

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A crew cuts a tree that fell on a Taco Bell restaurant Issaquah, Washington, on Wednesday.

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Northern California faces possible record-breaking rainfall from atmospheric river and another storm is coming

A large storm swirls over the Midwest and Northeast Thursday afternoon.

Snow is coming to the Northeast, but don’t fall for the hype

Solutions

Climeworks' Mammoth plant, unveiling.

The ‘world’s largest’ vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. Here’s how it works

Long Island, N.Y.: An operational wind turbine, along with two under construction behind it, and a lifting barge, are seen in this photo taken at the South Fork Wind Farm in the Atlantic Ocean, on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images)

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Offshore wind projects have been dogged by inflation and culture wars. Now they’re making a comeback

Rendering of the Equatic 3,650tpa CDR plant under construction in Singapore.

Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags

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New-wave reactor technology could kick-start a nuclear renaissance — and the US is banking on it

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the company's headquarters in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

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Billionaire Gautam Adani indicted in New York on bribery charges

COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev delivers a speech during the opening of the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 11, 2024.

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Argentina withdraws delegates from climate summit as Milei heads for Mar-a-Lago

Smoke pours from the Lyondell Basell Houston refinery on June 14, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The International Energy Agency is predicting a major surplus of oil by the end of the decade as production continues rising and demand declines. The decline is in part due to the switch from gasoline to electric vehicles and renewable energy. The agency has reported that the world's oil production is expected to increase to approximately 114 million barrels per day by 2030.

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Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

General view of the courtroom as a Dutch court rules in Shell's appeal over a 2021 court order to drastically deepen planned greenhouse gas emission cuts, in The Hague, Netherlands on November 12, 2024.

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Court rules this major oil company can continue to pollute

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Video Iceland is entering a new period of volcanic unrest. See how one small team helps keep people safe 2:13

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The IceNode robot, designed to study ice and ocean
properties in a changing Arctic environment, deployed at
Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP)
2024. ICE CAMP is a three-week operation run by the
Navy's Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) that allows the
Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic,
increase experience in the region, advance
understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue
to develop relationships with other services, allies, and
partner organizations. Capable of sustained operations
below the ice, IceNode can support tasks for Navy
operations and gather data to improve predictions for
sea-ice extent in a warming environment
(see: climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice). This
work was funded by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
which is managed for the agency by Caltech. This work
was supported by the U.S. Navy’s Arctic Submarine Lab
(ASL), with acknowledgement to the field team who
assisted deployment and recovery of the robot

Video Meet NASA’s newest tool to fight climate change 2:31

Features

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‘Save the Whales’ was a shining success. Now can humpbacks save us from ourselves?

A turtle swims in a shallow lagoon at Lady Elliot Island, off the Queensland Coast.

‘Like wildfires underwater’: Worst summer on record for Great Barrier Reef as coral die-off sweeps planet

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Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation. Now they’re targeting another crisis

BOULDER, CO - MARCH 26: A firefighter watches as the NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado. The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes, started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December, 2021. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

EXTREMES

A new volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, Wednesday, Nov.20, 2024.

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Iceland volcano erupts for the seventh time in a year

Commuters step out in a foggy winter morning amid rising air pollution, on November 19, 2024 in Greater Noida, India.

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‘It’s impossible to breathe’: Life in the world’s most polluted city

A drone view shows multiple fallen trees after a powerful storm hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest and western Canada, causing power outages in Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia while wreaking havoc on road travel, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., November 20, 2024.

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New threat emerges as atmospheric river combines with once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone on the West Coast

WATER

An aerial view of colorful fall foliage in Vermont and New Hampshire on October 13, 2024.

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It’s not just you. Fall hasn’t really felt like fall this year and it’s a sign of things to come

JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Colombian asylum seekers walk along a desert road after crossing the U.S.-Mexico on September 22, 2024 near Jacumba Hot Springs, California. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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Weather extremes influence illegal migration and return between the US and Mexico, study finds

Lake Yliki in Boeotia, central Greece, with low water levels on July 11, 2024.

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The system that moves water around the Earth is off balance for the first time in human history

COST OF LIVING

Donald Trump highlighted rising costs during his campaign to return to the White House.

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High grocery prices got droves of Americans to vote for Trump but they shouldn’t expect to pay less over the next four years

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance attend a debate hosted by CBS News in New York on Tuesday.

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Fact-checking the CBS News vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz

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Fact-checking night 1 of the Democratic National Convention