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Climate

  • Workers assemble toroidal field magnets at the Commonwealth Fusion Systems campus in Devens, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Commonwealth Fusion Systems' growing conviction that fusion is within reach after decades of research comes as the company completes the magnet that will be critical for containing the superheated plasma needed to generate power.
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    This company says nuclear fusion could finally power the grid — and soon
  • A turbine operates at South Fork Wind offshore wind farm off the coast of Block Island, R.I., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
    Joshua A. Bickel/AP
    Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island’s coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
  • Fresh Moringa leaves in Tehatta, India, on March 24, 2026.
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    This ‘miracle tree’ can filter more than 98% of microplastics from tap water
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    Jerusalem Water Undertaking
    Smashed pipes, blocked off wells: Taps run dry in the West Bank as Israeli settlers target Palestinians’ water
  • Offshore petroleum drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by: Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
    Ron Buskirk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
    Giant fossil fuel companies made about $12,000 in the time it took you to read this headline
  • A burning building in Concepción, Chile, January 18, 2026.
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    The world is entering a new era of wildfire. This huge blaze shows how hard they are to tackle
  • Oil in the Persian Gulf on April 2, 2026.
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    Oil spills from the Iran war are visible from space
  • Visualization of ocean currents in the North Atlantic. The colors show sea surface temperature (orange and yellow are warmer, green and blue are colder).
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find
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  • Christopher Hester, left center, talks to friend Brianna Corter, as he salvages belongings from his storm-damaged home in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    Julio Cortez/AP
    Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
  • Men look through damage following a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
    Alonzo Adams/AP
    Deadly severe storm outbreak enters sixth day as threat shifts east

Solutions

  • Michael O. Snyder
    This gruesome discovery of nearly 150 dead turtles is a warning for the future
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    The SAWES Company
    China was already a wind energy superpower. Now it’s testing giant airborne turbines
  • French startup Vela plans to launch its first wind-powered cargo ship in early 2027. The vessel (under construction and depicted as a rendering) will be capable of transporting over 400 tons of goods on a route across the North Atlantic. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to learn more about how wind power could be making a comeback. </strong>
    Courtesy Vela/Nicolas Gagnon/Johan Ong/Guillaume Bick
    This wind-powered cargo ship wants to cut emissions by up to 96% and deliver faster than conventional sea freight
  • A satellite image of the Al Shuaibah solar plant near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 8, 2025.
    European Space Agency
    This oil-rich country has stood in the way of climate action. It’s quietly building a clean energy empire
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  • US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska, April 20, after a Iranian-flagged vessel attempted to violate the US naval blockade.
    US Navy
    The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most
    Apr 27, 2026
  • Situated in the barren Gobi Desert in northwestern China's Gansu province, the Jinta molten salt tower solar thermal power station uses multiple types of energy to generate power.
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    China’s energy fortress was built to withstand just this type of oil shock
    Apr 21, 2026
  • Cargo containers are seen at Nanjing port in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province on April 14, 2026.
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    China says its economy is accelerating despite Iran war turmoil – for now
    Apr 16, 2026
  • An aerial view of the Iranian shores and the island of Qeshm in the strait of Hormuz, December 10, 2023.
    Nicolas Economou/Reuters
    ‘Like relying on a drug dealer:’ The world’s dependence on oil and gas has exposed a dangerous vulnerability
    Apr 2, 2026
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    Video Call to Earth: Reviving India’s waters 24:03
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    Video Bearded vulture on the brink: Conservationists in South Africa and Lesotho race to save this raptor 4:00
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    Video Iceland’s big problem with Instagrammable flowers 1:31
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    Video Underwater ‘reef music’ could help in coral restoration 3:59
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    Julian Quinones/CNN
    ‘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.
    CNN
    ‘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)
    Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images
    A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disaster

EXTREMES

  • In this image taken from video released by Krasnodar regional governor Veniamin Kondratyev's Telegram channel, smoke rises after a drone attack on the oil refinery and terminal in Tuapse, Russia, Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
    Krasnodar Region Governor Veniamin Kondratyev Telegram channel/AP
    ‘Oil is literally falling from the sky’: Russian town fears environmental disaster after Ukrainian drone strikes on refinery
    Apr 30, 2026
  • The Eastman family speaks to legislators during a hearing on Camp Mystic at the Texas State Capitol on April 28, 2026, in Austin, Texas.
    Brandon Bell/Getty Images
    Camp Mystic owners apologize for deadly flood plan failures and push to reopen over Texas lawmakers’ objections
    Apr 29, 2026
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    Amy O'Kruk, CNN
    Tracking Trump’s retaliation
    Apr 28, 2026

WATER

  • People gather to watch the sunset at La Jolla's Windansea Beach during a winter heat wave on January 31, 2026 in San Diego, California.
    Kevin Carter/Getty Images
    A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you
    Apr 7, 2026
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    Seema Sheth
    A wildflower in California reveals a newly documented evolutionary process
    Mar 12, 2026
  • This aerial photograph shows a view of Meyil sinkhole, with its pink lake, in Karapinar in the central Anatolian province of Konya, on June 24, 2024. Sinkholes have existed for centuries in Konya, a vast agricultural province known as Turkey's breadbasket but their numbers have risen in recent years due to increasing drought and a subsequent overuse of groundwater for irrigation, experts say. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
    Yasin Akgul/AFP/Getty Images
    The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences
    Jan 20, 2026

COST OF LIVING

  • DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 15: Vegetables on display in a grocery store on August 15, 2025 in Delray Beach, Florida. Wholesale prices for fresh vegetables soared by 38.9 % a record amount, last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images
    Trump’s tariffs, deportations and climate change are making groceries more expensive
    Sep 20, 2025
  • A person buys fruits inside a market in Kolkata, India, on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Sudipta Das/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
    Sudipta Das/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Extreme weather caused by climate change is raising food prices worldwide, study says
    Jul 22, 2025
  • President Donald Trump signs his tax and budget bill from the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, in Washington, DC.
    Tom Brenner/The Washington Post/Getty Images
    How Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ frames the defining debate for 2026
    Jul 13, 2025

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