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In Colombia, Amazon River’s extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

The severe drought of the Amazon River has caused Indigenous communities who live beside it to struggle for food, water and simply getting from one place to another.

World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns

As coal plants shut in Romania, some miners transition to green energy while others are reluctant

Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes

Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

More Indigenous youth are learning to spearfish, a connection to ancestors and the land

Spring rains destroyed a harvest important to the Oneida people. Farmers are working to adapt

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

For at least a decade Quinault Nation has tried to escape the rising Pacific. Time is running out

Climate and the Arctic

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

Manitoba’s train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route

Extreme weather and its impact on humans

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink

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In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

Deadly storm blows away from northern Philippines, but forecasters warn it may do a U-turn

Tropical storm Trami has blown away from the northwestern Philippines, leaving at least 46 people dead mostly in extensive flooding that forced authorities to scramble for more rescue boats to save thousands of terrified people, who were trapped, some on their roofs.

Tropical Storm Dana brings heavy rains and strong wind to India’s eastern coast

Tropical Storm Dana is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to India’s eastern coast, uprooting trees and bringing a flood risk after nearly 600,000 people evacuated.

King Charles tells summit the past can’t be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Australia and UK make pact to partner on 2050 net-zero climate goal

Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear submarines for both nations under the AUKUS treaty.

Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one.

Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon

Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing.

A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom’s death but odds look good

The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate.

Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean

Hurricane Kristy has strengthened into a Category 5 storm. Forecasters say the major hurricane is expected to remain far from land as it churns in the Pacific Ocean and rapidly weakens over the coming days.

Rain, humidity have sealed some mail-in ballot return envelopes shut, elections officials say

Some voters living in areas that have seen rainy or humid weather have reported receiving ballot return envelopes that are already sealed shut.

Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium mine in the U.S. has been approved.

Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed. Bologna officials made the announcement following extensive flooding in the central Italian city.

A Dutch government watchdog says the Netherlands is unlikely to hit a 2030 target for emissions cuts

The Dutch government’s climate watchdog is warning that the Netherlands is “very unlikely” to achieve a European Union-mandated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 unless it takes urgent action.

EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint

The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities.

Climate-threatened Pacific Islands criticize Australia at Commonwealth meeting

Several Pacific island nations singled out Australia to do more to phase out fossil fuel exports during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting which opened in Samoa on Thursday.

India evacuates hundreds of thousands of people and shuts schools as a tropical storm nears

Indian authorities have shut schools, evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and canceled trains in parts of the country as a tropical storm strengthens in the Bay of Bengal.

North Carolina lawmakers approve $600M more for Helene recovery, order more voting sites

North Carolina state legislators have approved over $600 million more toward Hurricane Helene recovery and relief.

Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides

Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted authorities to scramble for motorboats to rescue trapped villagers, some on roofs.

North Carolina government calculates Hurricane Helene damages, needs at least $53B

North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state.

Walmart agrees to pay $7.5 million to settle California lawsuit over disposal of hazardous waste

Walmart has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California officials that alleged the retail giant illegally dumped hazardous waste.

Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming

A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.