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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense it ran out of storm names...
Here’s how active this year’s Atlantic hurricane season has been: When Tropical Storm Wilfred formed on Sept. 18, the National Hurricane Center exhausted its list of 21 storm names for only the second...
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#UNGA75 goes virtual with big challenges; China expands Tibet labor program;...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Annual addresses by world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly kick off Tuesday, a day after the...
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Brazil’s wetlands ravaged by out-of-control wildfires
A car rumbles over a dirt road through an apocalyptic-looking scene in Encontro das Águas State Park in Brazil's Pantanal, the world’s largest, tropical wetland.Fires engulf the forest while thick,...
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China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
In a speech Tuesday to the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060.Xi's announcement is a significant step for...
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EU to overhaul migration policy; China aims for net-zero emissions by 2060;...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The European Union is calling for a comprehensive system to manage migration across its 27 member states....
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This author argues that fighting climate change means focusing on 'Earth repair'
When reporting on climate change, most of the news is pretty bleak.Related: The world is watching: 2020 US election will have a big impact on global climate politicsLike right now — we're seeing...
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The world is watching: 2020 US election will have a big impact on global...
It's fall 2020, and the presidential campaign in the US is happening against the backdrop of extreme weather events the world over.In the US, wildfires are burning — fueled in part by hotter, drier...
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Greta Thunberg and youth climate protests make a return
The coronavirus pandemic had prevented the Fridays for Future movement led by environmental activist Greta Thunberg from holding its mass rallies in recent months. But on Friday Thunberg joined fellow...
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Explainer: Biden clashes with Trump in tale of two climate narratives
In the run-up to the general election on Nov. 3, our series examines how US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden diverge on key issues by identifying important stories that...
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Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian...
This essay is part of "On China's New Silk Road," a podcast by the Global Reporting Centre that tracks China's global ambitions. Over nine episodes, Mary Kay Magistad, a former China correspondent for...
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Pandemic reaches grim milestone; Pompeo visits Crete; US presidential...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The global death toll from the coronavirus has surged past 1 million, a grim tally for a pandemic that...
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How a Chinese company took control of an entire nation’s electrical grid
It’s hardly surprising that Laos is under China’s sway.The former is a mountainous nation of 7 million people, mostly farmers, with an economy smaller than that of Mobile, Alabama. It sits next to a...
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Los jóvenes latinos de EE. UU. están a la vanguardia de una revolución climática
Este artículo, publicado originalmente en Inglés, es parte de nuestra serie "Every 30 Seconds" , "Cada 30 Segundos", producida con el apoyo de la Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Lea más contenido...
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How one Danish energy company went from black to green in 10 years
In the last 10 years, an energy company in Denmark did something that few energy utilities in the world have been able to do: They completely changed their business model — flipping from fossil fuels...
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Putting the 'scare' in scarcity conflicts: Part I
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from The World and Inkstick Media. Subscribe here.From “Mad Max” to “Snowpiercer,” pop culture is rife with depictions of climate...
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Simón Mejía's new album mixes electronic music with sounds of nature — and...
As the issue of climate change grows more urgent around the world, it's increasingly finding its way into art and music. Simón Mejía, founder and bassist of the Colombian trio Bomba Estéreo, has been...
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Harris and Pence trade barbs on foreign policy; Russia sees backyard chaos;...
Top of The World — our morning news roundup written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The US vice presidential candidates battled on Wednesday evening in Salt Lake City over the handling of the...
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Biden says he’ll make China quit coal. Can he deliver?
Much hangs in the balance as the United States chooses its next president — including, perhaps, the temperature of the Earth.A victory by President Donald Trump portends more of the same: a seeming...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg left behind a powerful environmental legacy
Supreme Court Justice and liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who recently passed away at the age of 87, was best known for championing women’s rights. But she also leaves behind a remarkable...
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Putting the 'scare' in scarcity conflicts: Part II
This analysis was featured in Critical State, a weekly newsletter from The World and Inkstick Media. Subscribe here.Last week’s Deep Dive on the origins of water conflict looked at how future resource...
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