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Climate

  • In this 2021 image provided by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, workers walk near buoys used to gather data at Pioneer New England shelf off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Mass. (Véronique LaCapra/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)
    Véronique LaCapra/WHOI/AP
    Trump administration ditches plan to close a critical ocean monitoring system after furious bipartisan backlash
  • Ealing beaver close up
    James Stacey/CNN
    This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
  • A vehicle passes by as construction continues at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, in Southaven, Mississippi, U.S., April 23, 2026.
    Karen Pulfer Focht/Reuters
    Trump’s Justice Department urges court to throw out pollution lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company
  • Orangutan in Batang Toru, North Sumatra.
    Orangutan Information Centre
    How one devastating cyclone wiped out 7% of the planet’s rarest great apes
  • A vault in Antarctica, buried under the snow more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the nearest coastline, preserves the world’s ice memory before centuries-old glaciers vanish forever.
    Gaetano Massimo Macri/PNRA-IPEV
    In Antarctica, a frozen vault holds the secrets of the world’s vanishing glaciers
  • The Afsluitdijk, a key part of the Netherlands' flood-defense system, is facing increasing pressure from rising sea levels and changing climate, and has undergone recent upgrades.
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    The Netherlands vs the sea: The race to hold back rising waters
  • The “cold blob” appears in a data visualisation showing average temperatures in 2015, relative to the 1951-80 average
    NASA Scientific Visualization Studio/Goddard Space Flight Center
    A mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the ocean has puzzled scientists. A new study says it’s an ominous sign
  • Keeling flasks used for the measurement of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are connected to equipment as part of the Keeling Curve long term monitoring study in the carbon dioxide research laboratory at the UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025.
    Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
    Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back
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  • Satellite of Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday morning.
    CIRA/CSU & NOAA
    Arthur’s ghost haunts the Gulf Coast with relentless flooding
  • A tree fell across two homes in the 1500 block of Gallagher displacing one family after overnight storms brought heavy rain to Louisville.  June 18, 2026
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    Tornado outbreak rakes Midwest amid unusually strong June storm

Solutions

  • Michael O. Snyder
    This gruesome discovery of nearly 150 dead turtles is a warning for the future
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    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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  • A farmer in his cornfield.
    Soil Capital
    ‘If there’s no fertility, there are no farms’: Why big food is exploring regenerative agriculture
    Jun 19, 2026
  • A shepherd walks over cracked earth at al-Massira dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud village, some 140 kilometres (85 miles) south of Casablanca, on March 6, 2024.
    Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
    Morocco’s answer to drought is in the ocean. Could more of Africa follow its lead?
    Jun 11, 2026
  • Aerial view of the wonderful in the village of Tamaduste on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain.
    Unai Huizi Photography/Shutterstock
    No resorts, no direct flights: Why this island might be one of Europe’s best-kept secrets
    Jun 4, 2026
  • (L/R) Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies SE, shakes hands with US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum after signing an agreement during 2026 CERAWeek by S&P Global energy conference in Houston, Texas on March 23, 2026. The United States and TotalEnergies on Monday signed an agreement to end the French company's offshore US wind farm projects and redirect those funds towards fossil fuel production, with the US interior secretary saying the deal was worth "nearly $1 billion." US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum made the announcement at the annual CERAWeek conference in Houston, at an event where he appeared alongside TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne, after which both men signed the agreement. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)
    Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images
    The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing
    Jun 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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Features

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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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    illustration by leah abucayan/cnn
    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

  • General view of Heard Island And Mcdonald Islands.
    Courtesy Australian Antarctic Division/Doug Thost
    Thousands of baby seals died on two remote sub-Antarctic islands. Scientists now think they know why
    Jun 19, 2026
  • A general view of the inside of the stadium as Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J match between Argentina and Algeria at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri.
    Sebastian Widmann/FIFA/Getty Images
    What experts say about the World Cup heat so far
    Jun 18, 2026
  • A view of the exterior  NOAA WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter research plane during a media day at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)
    Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP/Getty Images
    NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet is aging. Senators want to make it bigger and newer
    Jun 17, 2026

WATER

  • Atmospheric circulation over the tropical Pacific during an El Niño event.
    CNN Weather
    El Niño is here and rapidly strengthening. Here’s what it means for your weather
    Jun 11, 2026
  • 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
  • Monkeyflower
    Seema Sheth
    A wildflower in California reveals a newly documented evolutionary process
    Mar 12, 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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