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U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target

3 September 2026 at 13:47
Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.

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Extinguishing a fire in Indonesia.

An Electric Motorcycle Revolution

11 August 2026 at 18:47
With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. We took a spin around Lahore, Pakistan, on a small-but-mighty one.

On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Electric

With gas prices high, people in developing countries are racing to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.

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On These Motorcycles, the Thrill Is Truly Electric

With gas prices high, people in developing countries are lining up to buy battery-powered bikes. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” one executive in Pakistan said.

E.U. Proposes Changes to Emissions Trading System

17 July 2026 at 16:48
The European Union is facing a green backlash as emissions cuts become harder and require bigger overhauls to industry and livelihoods

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Europe, which often holds itself up as a climate leader, has been facing political infighting over some of its policies.

Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the ‘Crash Test.’

23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.

Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño?

19 June 2026 at 16:52
As a new, potentially record-breaking El Niño begins, researchers are vigorously debating whether climate change is driving the phenomenon’s intensity.

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Fighting a wildfire in South Sumatra, Indonesia, during an El Niño-exacerbated dry season in 2023.

NOAA Issues El Nino Advisory

12 June 2026 at 08:59
The global weather pattern threatens to worsen floods and heat waves already intensifying due to climate change. But it may also mean fewer hurricanes.

E.U. Steps Up Ocean Monitoring as Trump Administration Backs Away

3 June 2026 at 23:01
Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”

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The European plan to invest roughly $107 million comes as the U.S. has said it would dismantle a sprawling network of sensors.

A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

21 May 2026 at 18:36
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

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An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
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