Environment
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How climate change is impacting sports around the world
Your favorite golf tournament or that long-awaited soccer match may look a bit different in the future
By Devika Rao Published
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How the wealthy are impacting climate change, by the numbers
The Explainer The lifestyles of the rich and famous appear to be affecting the planet
By Justin Klawans Published
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Will Europe face an energy crisis again this winter?
The Explainer Unpredictable gas markets threaten to cause further problems and price hikes
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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When and how could humans talk to animals?
We may be getting closer than we think
By Devika Rao Published
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Cop28 and the fight to reach the Paris Agreement climate goals
The Explainer Al Gore says fossil fuel industry has 'captured' UN climate talks agenda
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Offshore wind: a blow to UK policy
Talking Point Britain's failed offshore wind auction debacle 'highlights an inconvenient truth'
By The Week Staff Published
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How Indigenous knowledge could help tackle climate change
Under the radar New US research hub wants to use the traditional ways of Native peoples to address environmental problems
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Libya floods: death toll set to rise with 10,000 reported missing
More than 6,000 people reported dead, with hundreds of bodies still washing ashore
By Arion McNicoll Published
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'Climate-friendly' beef is another instance of greenwashing
Can beef truly be climate-friendly?
By Devika Rao Published
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Thousands feared dead in catastrophic Libya flooding
Speed Read A powerful Mediterranean storm pummeled Libya's northeast coast, wiping out entire neighborhoods
By Peter Weber Published
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Neighbour admits urinary ‘weapon of mass destruction’
And other stories from the stranger side of life
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Why Biden is banning Alaska Arctic oil drilling now
Speed Read The Biden administration blocks drilling on pristine federal land in Arctic Alaska
By Harold Maass Published
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Extreme heat: how deadly will it be by 2030?
Today's Big Question Heatwaves fuelled by climate crisis are one of ‘gravest threats’ to humanity
By Harriet Marsden Published
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At least 1 dead at Burning Man as thousands remain stranded from flooding
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By Justin Klawans Published
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