Covering Climate Now

There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power. By LV Anderson In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history made landfall in the Philippines. Known locally…
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By Matthew William Jones research fellow, University of East Anglia; Crystal A Kolden, assistant professor, University of Idaho; and Stefan H Doerr, director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University Fires have long been a…
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Republican attorneys general are engaged in what one critic called "an obvious attempt to shield fossil fuel companies from facing accountability for their climate lies". By Jessica Corbett In yet another recent display of…
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Since rich countries promised $650 million to the so-called loss-and-damage fund last year, new pledges have dried up. By Naveena Sadasivam At the annual United Nations climate conference in Dubai last year, the world’s countries…
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Republican nominee Donald Trump "wants to do away with all regulations and open up the floodgates for the fossil fuel industry and the nuclear industry," she said. "So the choice is very clear." By Jessica Corbett Actor and activist…
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Curbing the carbon footprint of what we eat won’t require an agricultural revolution. It's already happening in farms and ranches across the country. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Early into his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover’s…
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Last year, 196 people were killed trying to protect the environment. Most of them were Black or Indigenous. By Taylar Dawn Stagner Jonila Castro is an activist working with AKAP Ka Manila Bay, a group helping displaced communities…
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First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils — using underground critter concerts. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Think back to the last concert you went to. Now replace the music that…
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By Jack Marley, environment and energy editor, The Conversation UK How old is the climate crisis? I was born in 1994, when the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere was measured at 360 parts per million; today it is close to 420.…
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Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available. By Syris Valentine When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, into law two…
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By Steven Lam, visiting researcher, University of Guelph; and Gloria Novović, LSE Fellow, University of Guelph Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy urges Canadians to consider climate change impacts in their everyday…
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An anti-greenwashing law in Canada compelled polluters to scrub misleading content. Could a new bill in Pennsylvania set an example for the United States? By Emily Sanders “Experts agree: is one of the most important low-carbon…
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The misperception gap widens when officials get more money from fossil fuel interests. By Kate Yoder When the New Orleans City Council debated a proposal for a $210 million gas-fired power plant in 2017, something felt off about the…
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In hundreds of US cities and towns, extreme rainfalls are overwhelming outdated sewer systems, flooding waterways with untreated sewage. By Kait Parker Although raw sewage and gastrointestinal illnesses are rarely topics broached in…
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By Simon H Lee, lecturer in atmospheric science, University of St Andrews; Hayley J Fowler, professor of climate change impacts, Newcastle University; and Paul Davies, chief meteorologist, Met Office Extreme weather is by definition…
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Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year. By Sophie Kevany In the search for winning climate solutions, the world’s oceans are an undisputed…
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By Mark Charlton, net-zero research theme director, De Montfort University In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world…
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A 2022 Philippine Commission on Human Rights report links fossil fuel companies to climate change and human rights impacts, boosting climate justice efforts. It calls for stricter regulations, corporate accountability, and reparations for…
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Sadiq Khan faces calls to ban fossil fuel industry messaging from tube stations and buses. By TJ Jordan London’s public transport network has hosted more than 240 advertising campaigns by oil and gas companies including Shell, BP,…
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Thousands of hospitals are at risk of shutting down due to an extreme weather event. Experts say it’s time to adapt. By Kaitlin Sullivan In August 2023, time was running out for healthcare workers along Florida’s Gulf Coast. Hospital…
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EVs don’t need gas, and new US tax credits can make purchasing them more affordable. By Daisy Simmons Some people thought Juliana Dockery and her husband Sean were being impractical when they bought an electric vehicle in 2022. Why?…
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