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Catching fire: AI helps scarce firefighters better predict blazes
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U.N. summit seeks to shape a food system fit for the future
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Flood-hit German homes face higher premiums as climate risks grow
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Setting the stage for COP26
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As it looks to solar, Los Angeles targets an inclusive green shift
Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Oregon firefighters face COVID-19 outbreak
G20 ministers fail to agree on climate goals in communique
New warning system to sound alarm on rainforest 'tipping points'
Zhengzhou floods serve China's urban planners deadly warning
Climate action 'for our people, not to them', cities say
G20 agrees environment statement, struggles over climate progress
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Push to 'keep 1.5 alive' heats up, 100 days to COP26 climate talks
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
Can we tell if extreme weather is linked to climate change?
Absent crowds, Tokyo Olympics have a shot at being green
Bangladesh rice farmers invent new varieties to beat salt, storms
Floods wreck towns, but Europe's wind power tangled in red tape
China's flood-hit Henan to get nearly $300 mln in emergency aid
Japan boosts renewable energy target for 2030 energy mix
US climate spending can help rural communities embrace green shift
Rich nations 'must consign coal power to history': UK COP26 head
Smoke from U.S. West wildfires leaves Easterners gasping
US envoy Kerry: Biden committed to meeting climate finance goal
UN climate science report to examine 'black swan' events
Typhoon Cempaka makes landfall in China's Guangdong, says Xinhua
Merkel heads to flood zone facing questions over preparedness
Argentina warns to 'save water' with Parana river at 77-year low
We cannot wait for pandemic to end to fight climate change: Kerry
Haj pilgrims face growing heat stroke risks with global warming
Central Chinese cities under water as river banks burst
California considers 'managed retreat' from rising Pacific
Germany hopes for EU financial help to rebuild infrastructure
Sprawling Oregon blaze expands, while firefighters gain ground
Floods lay bare Europe's 'gigantic task' to avert climate damage
Latin America to defend beef production at UN food summit
Biden clean energy plan key to restoring job losses, says official
Deadly German floods were predictable, UK flood expert says
Britain issues first Amber Extreme Heat warning
Russian planes seed clouds to quell Siberian wildfires
Romania supports EU forest plan, says more talks needed
Some 170 still missing around Koblenz, victim numbers set to rise
Israel seeks to tax disposables to reduce plastic use
Critics accuse German government of flood warning failures
Canadian country music star spurs unlikely coalition against coal
As temperatures rise, 'aliens' threaten Nepal's oldest park
Merkel shaken as flood deaths rise to 188 in Europe
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We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Susan Aitken Glasgow City Council

Can cities like Glasgow lead the next green industrial revolution?

As world leaders prepare to come to COP26, Glasgow is showing climate action can be inclusive and equitable
Brodie Boland & Milag San Jose-... C40 Cities

As climate threats grow, what can cities do to cope?

From heat-reflecting roofs to waterways that fight flooding, climate-smart ideas bring lots of side benefits
Fekadu Beyene

Ethiopia stands ready and willing to take strong climate action

But more international finance is needed to support the ambitious and essential green measures proposed in our new climate plan
Maliha Malikpour ActionAid

As Afghans flee conflict, don't forget those hit by climate crisis

Women and children, forced from their homes by floods and drought, are at greater risk of violence and exploitation

In Depth

'This is just another low-paying job' say overtaxed U.S. firefighters
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Scarce carbon storage threatens net-zero push as emissions keep rising
Greenwash or lifeline? Tough rules needed for credible net-zero plans
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As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'

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How coronavirus is affecting climate change
Can planting trees really stop climate change?
South Africa’s battle between coal and climate
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Land of Little Rain

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