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Taylor Swift concert runs into brutal Brazilian heat wave

Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology was warning of “great danger” over the weekend as a ridge of high pressure remains parked over the region.
brazil brasil heatwave
brazil brasil heatwave

Warmer winters mean more tick bites and Lyme disease risk year-round

Being bitten by an adult tick in winter could mean you or your precious pet are at a higher risk of being infected with Lyme disease, experts say.
Infected female deer tick on hairy human skin.
Infected female deer tick on hairy human skin.

Scientists say Earth on track for disastrous sea level rise

A new report details that ice sheets are melting quicker than expected and that the world will need to ramp up its climate efforts to avert disastrous sea level rise.
global warming ice glacier melting
global warming ice glacier melting

Global heat deaths could quadruple if action is not taken on climate change, study finds

A new study from The Lancet medical journal projects that global warming will create food insecurity for almost 525 million people.
Image: A Phoenix resident rests under shade while seeking protection from the sun and heat at the Human Services Campus during a record heat wave in Phoenix on July 18, 2023.
Image: A Phoenix resident rests under shade while seeking protection from the sun and heat at the Human Services Campus during a record heat wave in Phoenix on July 18, 2023.

U.S. and China pledge to cooperate on climate ahead of Biden-Xi meeting

The agreement is the latest sign of increased cooperation on climate mitigation between the world’s two biggest greenhouse gas emitters.
Image: APEC Economic Leaders Hold Meetings In San Francisco
Image: APEC Economic Leaders Hold Meetings In San Francisco

A missing sailor recorded a message during Hurricane Otis as his wife seeks answers

Susana Ramos, the wife of Ruben Torres, was able to hear her husband’s message only days later. Every day she hopes she can find out what happened to him.
Ruben Torres, left, and Susana Ramos with their children.
Ruben Torres, left, and Susana Ramos with their children.

Worsening warming is hurting people in all regions, U.S. climate assessment shows

The report paints a picture of a country warming about 60% faster than the world as a whole, one that regularly gets smacked with costly weather disasters and faces even bigger problems in the future.
Gilda Jackson walks on a pasture where she grows hay in Paradise, Texas, Aug. 21, 2023.
Gilda Jackson walks on a pasture where she grows hay in Paradise, Texas, Aug. 21, 2023.

Wind power industry in moment of reckoning as stocks fall and earnings crumble

Although balance sheets remain solid, renewables companies have been writing down assets and cutting their earnings outlooks.
Wind turbines in Palm Springs
Wind turbines in Palm Springs

Acapulco’s recovery moves ahead in fits and starts after Hurricane Otis devastation

This city of 1 million, a blend of big hotels and impoverished suburbs, tourism and drug violence, is trying to recover at a similarly unequal rhythm.
An aerial view of homes destroyed by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico on Nov. 9, 2023.
An aerial view of homes destroyed by Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico on Nov. 9, 2023.

Australia offers to help Tuvalu residents escape rising seas and other ravages of climate change

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a plan that will initially allow up to 280 Tuvaluans to come to Australia each year.
 Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms that climate change is bringing. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
 Australia on Friday offered the island nation of Tuvalu a lifeline to help residents escape the rising seas and increased storms that climate change is bringing. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

U.S., already hit by 25 disasters of $1 billion each, could see more flooding this year

NASA said parts of the country could get more flooding this winter if a strong El Niño develops, adding to what has already been a year of destructive extreme weather.
Makatla Ritchter, left, and her mother, Keiphra Line wade through flood waters in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Makatla Ritchter, left, and her mother, Keiphra Line wade through flood waters in Tarpon Springs, Fla.

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