Climate

GRINDAVIK, ICELAND - JUNE 2: Seen from an aerial view, lava spews from the Sundhnúkur volcano on June 2, 2024 on the Reykjanes peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland. The volcano, which has erupted five times since December, has forced the evacuation of the southwestern fishing town of Grindavik as well as the nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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The next massive volcanic eruption is coming. It will cause chaos the world is not prepared for

People walk along the beach in Surfside, Fla., near the skyline of Sunny Isles Beach, an area from Miami Beach to Sunny Isles Beach where dozens of beachside high-rise condo and luxury hotel buildings are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of construction in the area from other building projects, according to a new study Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Dozens of luxury condos and hotels in Florida are sinking, study finds

Laconia, NH - January 22 : Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump shakes hands with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Vivek Ramaswamy, left, at a campaign rally at the The Margate Resort in Laconia, NH on Monday, January 22, 2024. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Trump’s energy strategy is ‘drill baby drill.’ It’s going to be much harder than that

A greenhouse in Al Ain, UAE, that utilizes SecondSky nanotechnology to keep crops cool.

This greenhouse keeps crops cool. It could prove valuable as our planet bakes

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump

Biden just unveiled America’s ambitious new climate goal. Trump will assuredly undo it

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Motorists drive cars and other vehicles during the late afternoon commute on December 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal over whether fuel producers have legal footing to challenge California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions standards. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Biden administration greenlights California’s 2035 ban of new gas car sales in move likely to be revoked by Trump

Workers, foreground, stand Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in an area that features a life-sized representation, behind, of a device that will use magnets to create the conditions for fusion to happen, at Commonwealth Fusion Systems, in Devens, Mass. Commonwealth is trying to create fusion inside what's called a tokamak. Nuclear fusion, which would be a new source of carbon-free energy, melds two hydrogen atoms together to produce a helium atom and a lot of energy. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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‘World’s first’ grid-scale nuclear fusion power plant announced in the US

‘I’m an impatient person:’ This young CEO wants to capture carbon emissions from ships

Weather

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Large waves slam the Municipal Pier of Pacifica, California on Sunday.

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Unrelenting storm train slams West Coast with powerful winds, drenching rain

People look at the collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California on Monday, weather authorities said, as the region was pounded by a powerful storm. Lifeguards rescued two people after the structure in Santa Cruz broke free, firefighters said, while a third person managed to get themselves out of trouble. (Photo by Daniel Dreifuss / AFP)

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Major storm pounds California’s central coast, blamed for man’s death and partially collapsing pier

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

US Russia China nuclear race photo illustration

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

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; Bill Gates.

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AI bigwigs want to go all-in on nuclear. They also happen to be behind nuclear companies

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The $1 billion ‘electricity highway’ that allows Ethiopia and Kenya to share their power

A Medify Air MA-112 HEPA air purifier in a home in Lafayette, California, on January 25, 2023.

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The air purifier you bought during the pandemic may still help you breathe better now

Rendering of the Metropolitan Museum of Art from aerial view featuring the Tang Wing.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals design for new $550-million wing

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Video Watch a wild jaguar take her first steps into a new future 3:10

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Video How Norway’s sheep herders are helping to conserve coastal heathlands 3:12

Susan Wong in Lai Chi Wo, Hong Kong. Nov 17 2024.

Video Hong Kong’s hidden Hakka village 5:22

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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

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The bird at the center of the worst single-species mortality event in modern history isn’t recovering, scientists say

People look over the remains of homes damaged by the Marshall Fire in Louisville, Colorado, U.S. December 31, 2021.

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Disasters and extreme weather are making America’s homes even more unaffordable

Volunteers work to clean up spilled oil on the shoreline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the village of Vityazevo near the Black Sea resort of Anapa, Russia December 20, 2024.

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‘Ordinary people with shovels’: Volunteers cleaning Black Sea oil spill ask Putin for help

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

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

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

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

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