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Armed with wet sacks, India's poorest try to beat extreme heat
In Canada, climate change could open new farmland to the plow
Weakened dam looms as latest threat to Puerto Rico after hurricane
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Health and climate change
Puerto Rico hospitals on life support after Hurricane Maria Reuters
Puerto Rico's fragile economy dealt new blow by Maria Reuters
On an overheating planet, parched nations look to the clouds Adela Suliman
Six ways to stay cool without air conditioning Megan Rowling
Hurricane-ravaged U.S. cities hit by rising cleanup costs Reuters
At least 25 dead after Hurricane Maria hits Caribbean Reuters
Move over malaria: Zika, dengue may thrive in warmer Africa Kieran Guilbert
Human frontiers: How much heat can body and mind take? Zoe Tabary
Londoners recycle less but new ways to cut waste hold promise Adela Suliman
Greenpeace boards ship in bid to halt delivery of UK-bound VW ... Reuters
ANALYSIS - Road to electric car paradise paved with handouts Reuters
Extreme heat burns U.S. urban poor Shanshan Chen
Extreme heat – an "unseen threat" – burns US urban poor Sebastien Malo
Iceland reaps riches from warming oceans as fish swim north Thin Lei Win
Climate investment lab branches out into cloud forests, ranches Sophie Hares
Rising Heat: Goat fire brigades Shanshan Chen
Heat and drought drive south India farmers from fields to cities Rina Chandran
As Europe scorches, goats fight wildfires one bite at a time Lin Taylor
Branson setting up green energy fund to rebuild Caribbean Sebastien Malo
Niger floods leave tens of thousands homeless Morgane Le Cam
Silent killer: Sweltering planet braces for deadly heat shocks Laurie Goering
Polluters must pick up tab for damage: UN environment chief Sophie Hares
Challenge "fake news" on climate change, says Paris mayor Sebastien Malo
"It doesn't have to be humans versus nature" says ecologist Anna Pujol-Mazzini
Rise in global warming triggered by Pacific 'flip' - UK Met Office Lin Taylor
Hurricane Maria bears down on Caribbean islands Reuters
Bangladesh sets aside rift with Myanmar to ease rice shortage Reuters
Stronger forest protection key to Amazon replanting push - experts Karla Mendes
Rains, private food supplies limit impact of N.Korea drought Reuters
Maria seen strengthening into major hurricane in next two days Reuters
Clean cooking push suffers from "shocking" lack of funding Megan Rowling
Tillerson: US could stay in Paris climate accord Reuters
Beijing bans winter construction to improve air quality Reuters
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Opinion

Rachel Kyte SEforALL

Let's see financing energy access as an opportunity

We need bolder strategies to catalyse larger, smarter investment in electricity and clean cooking access
Bill De Blasio Mayor of New York

What real action on climate change looks like

They can deny science in Washington - but cities like New York are making the needed changes, including retrofitting old buildings
Mark Watts C40 Cities

Climate change doesn’t care about our plans

Mayors need to look at the worst case scenario and consider how their city would cope if the situation were twice or three times worse
Jerome Bossuet ICRISAT

Clue to pearl millet's heat tolerance may help fight climate chaos

Heat resistance in crops will be crucial for many farmers as climate experts forecast major heat waves in years to come

In Depth

On an overheating planet, parched nations look to the clouds
Move over malaria: Mosquitoes carrying Zika, dengue may thrive in warmer Africa
ANALYSIS - Road to electric car paradise paved with handouts
Extreme heat – an "unseen threat" – burns U.S. urban poor

Videos & Pictures

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In Senegal, local climate cash keeps 'white gold' flowing
Savings, trainings help Burmese farmers survive extreme weather
Battling weather extremes in Ethiopia
Rising Heat: Goat fire brigades
Praying for rain in Ethiopia
Shaking up farming in rural Nepal

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FACTBOX-Six ways to stay cool without air conditioning
Human frontiers: How much heat can the body and mind take?
Iceland reaps riches from warming oceans as fish swim north
As Europe scorches, goats and sheep fight wildfires one bite at a time