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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef hit by fifth mass bleaching event in eight years

Bleaching does not necessarily kill coral reefs, but it can make them more susceptible to disease.
Bleaching affecting branching coral at a site in the Keppel Islands, Southern Great Barrier Reef, on March 5, 2024.
Bleaching affecting branching coral at a site in the Keppel Islands, Southern Great Barrier Reef, on March 5, 2024.

A lack of ice is reshaping winter life around the Great Lakes

The lack of snow and lake ice has left some hearty Midwesterners who ski, skate and fish to question how their lifestyles will persist as the world warms.
Rae-Ann Eifert gathers buckets of water for testing from Lake Michigan
Rae-Ann Eifert gathers buckets of water for testing from Lake Michigan

U.S. companies will have to start telling the public about their climate risks

New rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission require sizable public companies to disclose their emissions and how a warming world could threaten their businesses.
The Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant
The Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant

This L.A. neighborhood's 'cool pavements' help it beat the intense heat

A solar-reflective coating used in the community of Pacoima could be a playbook to offer relief to other incredibly warm — and often working-class — California neighborhoods.
technology solar reflective heat reflecting tech
technology solar reflective heat reflecting tech

Mexico City's 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage

Local authorities have imposed water rations as reservoirs hit historic low levels. Some residents said they're going to extreme lengths to conserve the little they have.
A woman walks near a water tanker truck in Mexico City.
A woman walks near a water tanker truck in Mexico City.

Climate change is throwing the water cycle into chaos across the U.S.

As the planet continues to warm, this cycle is expected to be increasingly stretched, warped and broken.
Photo collage of extreme weather events in the U.S.
Photo collage of extreme weather events in the U.S.

Parts of California are crumbling toward the ocean — here's why

Palm trees are falling, and multimillion-dollar homes are teetering. The state's turbulent weather is only growing more extreme thanks to climate change.
Aerial view of homes along Scenic Drive standing on the edge of a cliff
Aerial view of homes along Scenic Drive standing on the edge of a cliff

Google to share oil and gas methane leaks spotted from space

Working with the Environmental Defense Fund, Google will help pinpoint and map methane emissions with a focus on oil and gas infrastructure.
A rendering of a satellite that will be used to track methane emissions.
A rendering of a satellite that will be used to track methane emissions.

The water cycle that sustains the Amazon faces collapse, scientists say

A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggests that 10% to 47% of the landscape is at risk of transitioning away from rainforest by 2050 if warming and rates of deforestation aren’t dramatically curbed.
Aerial view show a deforested area of Amazonia rainforest in Labrea, Brazil, on Sept. 15, 2021.
Aerial view show a deforested area of Amazonia rainforest in Labrea, Brazil, on Sept. 15, 2021.

Global warming is making Greenland greener

A study of satellite images found that an estimated 11,000 square miles of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the past 30 years, giving way to vegetation.
Russell Glacier and proglacial area, near Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland.
Russell Glacier and proglacial area, near Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland.

Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Parade organizers sought to draw attention to the devastating effects brought by illegal mining inside Brazil's Yanomami territory.
A member of Imperatriz Leopoldinense performs during the Carnival parades at Sapucai Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 11, 2024.
A member of Imperatriz Leopoldinense performs during the Carnival parades at Sapucai Sambodrome in Rio de Janeiro on Feb. 11, 2024.

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