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Saltwater creeping up Mississippi River threatens New Orleans water supply
A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden New Jersey April 22, 2022.
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‘Not nearly enough.’ IEA says fossil fuel demand will peak soon but urges faster action
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Summerville, S.C., Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)
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Trump claims windmill farms are driving whales ‘crazy.’ Hear what CNN’s fact checker says
Stanley Trembley speaks with CNN's John King at Liquid Therapy Brewery & Grill in Nashua, New Hamsphire.
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John King is going all over the map in 2024. What he’s learned so far
OAKLAND, MARYLAND - AUGUST 23: Turbines that are part of Constellation Energy's Criterion Wind Project stand along the ridge of Backbone Mountain on August 23, 2022 near Oakland, Maryland. The 70-megawatt wind farm runs along eight miles of the mountain ridge and consists of 28 Clipper 2.5 MW Liberty Turbines, each one 415-feet tall. As of 2016, wind power accounted for only 1.4 percent of all in-state electricity generation in Maryland. Two large off-shore wind projects are currently in development. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Rich, white communities most likely to oppose wind farms, study finds
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If Russia wins, ‘this will be the end of peaceful cooperation,’ says German Foreign Minister
Anelise de Jesus holds her 2-month-old son Joao, as they shelter under an umbrella from the sun, during a heatwave in the centre of Sao Paulo, Brazil September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Extreme heat scorches large parts of South America as winter ends
A view of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2023.
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US recognizes Cook Islands and Niue as independent states
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the UN Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2023. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
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California seals its reputation as a climate juggernaut with a wave of legislation and head-turning lawsuit
This picture taken on September 15, 2023 shows New South Wales Rural Fire Service volunteers Mark Davis (R) and Andy Hain inspecting bushland after a hazard reduction burn at Hilltop, located south of Sydney. Australian firefighters are preparing what they predict will be the fiercest fire season since the monster "Black Summer" blazes of 2019-2020. However, some warn that these brave volunteers may one day be unable to cope if global warming leads to raging fires, storms, and floods of ever-increasing intensity. (Photo by ANDREW LEESON / AFP) / To go with AFP story Australia-environment-climate-fire,FOCUS by Sharon Marris and Andrew Leeson (Photo by ANDREW LEESON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The ominous signs pointing to extreme heat and fire in Australia this summer
A view shows the aftermath of a landslide beneath luxury houses in the high-end Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam after heavy rain days ago in Hong Kong, China, September 10, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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How climate change threatens some of the world’s most coveted real estate
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Delta Air Lines announces roadmap to net-zero by 2050
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Fast fashion’s dangerous impact on climate
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‘We need to be serious in stepping up support to protect (women and girls’) lives and livelihoods’, says UN Special Adviser on Climate Action
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Senior U.S. diplomat: ‘We need to address all these global problems together’
Britain's King Charles addresses Senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate, the first time a member of the British Royal Family has spoken from the Senate Chamber, in Paris on September 21, 2023. Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit starting on September 20, 2023, to Paris and Bordeaux, six months after rioting and strikes forced the last-minute postponement of his first state visit as king. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails ‘indispensable’ UK-France relationship
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‘We need to be serious in stepping up support to protect (women and girls’) lives and livelihoods’, says UN Special Adviser on Climate Action
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Climate change, other human factors worsened floods in Libya, study says
US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 19, 2023. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
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UN chief warns ‘humanity has opened the gates to hell’ as he convenes world leaders for climate summit
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U.S. insurance premiums could surge due to severe natural disasters
Lego Campus, the office for Lego Group employees, on September 25, 2020 in Billund, Denmark. Photo by Raimonda Kulikauskiene/Getty Images.
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Lego drops plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles
Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden.
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Trump and Biden’s Michigan visits will present competing strategies for winning union voters
People make their way off a boardwalk in Ortley Beach, New Jersey, after looking at the ocean as Ophelia treks up the East Coast.
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Ophelia continues weakening as it moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain from North Carolina to New Jersey
Mostly empty shelves of bottled water at Fremin's Food Market in Port Sulphur, in Plaquemines Parish, La., as concerns grow over drinking water due to salt water intrusion moving up the nearby Mississippi River.
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Army Corps will barge in up to 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater threatens drinking water south of New Orleans
A driver navigates a flooded highway in Cedar Island, North Carolina, on Friday, September, 22, as Tropical Storm Ophelia approached the state.
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Ophelia weakens to tropical depression as it dumps inches of rain along upper East Coast
The Philippine Coast Guard released video exposing the severe damage on marine environment and coral reef in the seabed of Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal in the South China Sea.
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The Philippines accuses China’s shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
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Tropical storm warning issued for parts of East Coast ahead of weekend rain, wind risk
Teo Boon Ching (front R) is escorted by police officers before a news conference at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok March 19, 2015.
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‘Godfather’ of illicit wildlife trade jailed in US for trafficking rhino horns worth $2 million