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Global Warming Will Breach the 1.5 Degree Celsius Limit. Now What?

14 September 2026 at 05:02
As global temperature increase shoots past 1.5 degrees Celsius, the vulnerable countries that fought for that Paris Agreement target face a brutal new reality.

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Wildfires burning in southwestern France this summer.

A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?

11 September 2026 at 08:17
The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.

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Choking Global Trade

10 September 2026 at 15:15
Low rainfall and shrinking rivers are causing shipping bottlenecks, and higher prices, around the world.

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The Rhine River near DΓΌsseldorf, Germany, last month.

The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs

10 September 2026 at 11:10
Five years after virtually every world leader agreed to β€œphase down” the burning of coal for climate reasons, the fuel is more widely used than ever.

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Coal barges in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, last month.

August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

9 September 2026 at 22:00
Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

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A vendor cooled off with a frozen water bottle in a market in Seoul on Aug. 6.

Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers

3 September 2026 at 14:11
New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.

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Researchers at Columbia University followed more than a thousand children between 1998 and 2020, testing their cognitive development.

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

3 September 2026 at 08:47
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.

New York Climate β€˜Superfund’ Law Falls in Court

1 September 2026 at 15:50
The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.

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Kathy Hochul, New York’s governor, signed the law in 2024 and several other states have considered similar measures.

Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds

31 August 2026 at 00:01
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.

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Bleaching corals at Looe Key Reef off Florida in 2023.
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