Large, simultaneous heat waves are growing more common. China, America, Europe and India have all been stricken recently, and scientists are starting to understand why certain far-flung places get hit at once.
Tag: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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The Supreme Court Case That Could Doom U.S. Climate Goals
The government’s power to tackle pollution is not the only question at stake in a potentially far-reaching lawsuit.
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Extreme Weather Hits China With Massive Floods and Scorching Heat
Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the historic flooding. Elsewhere, record-high temperatures are rupturing roads and driving energy consumption.
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We’ve Traded Climate Denial for Climate Hypocrisy
Today the rhetorical war has largely been won, but the outlook grows a lot more confusing when everyone agrees to agree.
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Rainforest Politics in Brazil and Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazil are home to the world’s biggest rainforests. Their challenges are similar, but on climate they are pursuing divergent paths.