Water shortages from longtime mismanagement have left people with shrinking options, as temperatures spike and growing poverty makes air-conditioning unaffordable for many.
Tag: Global Warming
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Extreme Heat Shows the Need for Another Kind of Climate Investment
Almost all climate finance focuses on mitigating climate change. But money is increasingly pouring in to helping people adapt to the effects of global warming.
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How Venezuela’s Oil Industry has Devastated the Environment
Gas flares and leaking pipelines from Venezuela’s once-booming oil industry, hobbled by U.S. sanctions and mismanagement, are polluting towns and a major lake.
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Why California and Florida Have Become Almost Uninsurable
Climate change is an obvious factor, but the states’ governments share a large part of the blame.
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Save the Planet, Put Down that Hamburger
Researchers examined the diets of 55,500 people and found that vegans are responsible for 75 percent fewer greenhouse gases than meat-eaters.