Rebecca Hersher
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Climate
U.N. climate talks head says "no science" backs ending fossil fuels. That's incorrect
The comments came shortly before talks kicked off in Dubai. In reality, scientists warn that further fossil fuel development is driving global warming.
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Climate
Global climate talks begin in Dubai, with an oil executive in charge
This year's United Nations climate summit is being held in the petroleum-dependent United Arab Emirates, as the Earth closes out its hottest year ever recorded.
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Climate
The annual climate negotiations begin this week in Dubai
The stakes have never been higher, as the planet rounds out its hottest year ever recorded. The U.N.'s secretary-general is challenging leaders to get serious about cutting planet-warming gasses.
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Climate
This is how far behind the world is on controlling planet-warming pollution
Global emissions of greenhouse gasses are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets.
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Climate
Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns
Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.
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World
It's unlikely that humans will achieve global warming goals. But all is not lost
A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.
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Climate
Antarctica is melting and we all need to adapt, a trio of climate analyses show
West Antarctica is headed for decades of rapid melting no matter how quickly humans cut greenhouse gas emissions, and 2023 shattered records for missing sea ice around the continent.
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Climate
Here's how Americans feel about climate change
The majority of Americans think climate change will kill and displace a large number of people in the U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.
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Climate
Climate change exacerbates deadly floods worldwide
Climate change makes deadly floods, like what happened in Libya, more likely. Floods in China, Greece and Brazil in recent weeks underscore the growing danger.
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Climate
There has been a lot of extreme weather lately. What's the cause?
Temperature records are falling left and right. Wildfires, hurricanes, heat waves and droughts are exacerbated by human-caused climate change.