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Race to rescue manatees dying at unprecedented rate in Florida

Image: Beachgoers cool from the heat in the sea at Barceloneta beach in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 15, 2021 during a dangerous heatwave that swept across the Mediterranean.

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Climate in Crisis

Ocean heat hit record high in 2021 as Earth warms, NOAA says

Norway's Vibeke Skofterud, left, escapes a crash involving Sweden's Norgren Johansson, right, and Poland's Paulina Maciuszek in the women's 15-kilometer pursuit cross country skiing event at Whistler Olympic Park on Feb. 19, 2010, at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, B.C. Many top Nordic skiers and biathletes say crashes are becoming more common as climate change reduces the availability of natural snow, forcing racers to compete on tracks with the manmade version.

Climate in Crisis

As climate warms, athletes flag the dangers of manmade snow

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Mark Mulligan / AP

Climate in Crisis

Texas is used to mild winters. This December was different.

A deteriorating tank sits on the site of the Callahan Mine in Brockville, Maine, on Dec. 21, 2016. The former open pit copper and zinc mine is a federal Superfund site.

Robert F. Bukaty / AP file

Environment

Cleanup to start at 49 Superfund sites using money from infrastructure law

West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.

Climate in Crisis

Likely collapse of world’s widest glacier could be catastrophic for sea levels, research finds

Image: Lake Mead Drought

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Environment

Water conservation plan looks to reverse Lake Mead's historic decline

Image: Greenland Undergoes Many Changes Amid Acceleration Of Climate Change

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Climate in Crisis

Arctic temperatures continue to climb as Earth warms, NOAA says

Image: The drying Kern River in Bakersfield, Calif., on April 6, 2021.

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U.S. news

A river once flowed through this California city. Now residents want the water back.

Traffic moves along a stretch of roads near the Royal Dutch Shell and Valero Energy's Norco refineries during a power outage caused by Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., on Aug. 30, 2021.

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White House

Biden signs executive order to make U.S. government carbon neutral by 2050

Image: Flooded buildings and homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 27, 2020.

David J. Phillip / AP file

Climate in Crisis

Flood insurance costs rise in areas once deemed lower risk

Image: Anika Albrecht on a 2020 expedition collecting plastic in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre.

Ocean Voyages Institute 2020 Gyre Expedition

Environment

An 'island has emerged': Coastal species discovered thriving on Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists say

The snowpack on the Sierra Nevada from 2006 to 2021

Climate in Crisis

Sierra Nevada snowpack, a crucial water resource, could disappear in 25 years

Coachella Valley Wind Farms As Summer Heat To Test California's Electric Grid

Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Climate in Crisis

Renewable power installations are set for a record year — but lag net-zero goals

Potatoes await harvesting at Green Thumb Farms, Sept. 27, 2017, in Fryeburg, Maine.

Robert F. Bukaty / AP file

Climate in Crisis

Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change

A mother and her children through flood waters after Hurricane Nicholas landed in Galveston, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2021.

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Environment

Billions and trillions: Climate efforts set for big boost if Build Back Better bill passes

Corals fertilize billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean off the Queensland state coastal city of Cairns, Australia, on Nov. 23, 2021. Australia's Great Barrier Reef is spawning in an explosion of color as the World Heritage-listed natural wonder recovers from life-threatening coral bleaching episodes.

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Environment

Australia’s Barrier Reef erupts in color as corals spawn

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Environment

After record low, monarch butterflies return to California

Culture Matters

Secluded Thai beach made famous by Leonardo DiCaprio movie to reopen after long tourist break

U.S. news

The new steel? Hope and fear as a new plastics factory rises in Appalachia

Protesters dressed as world leaders and characters from Squid Game hold a demonstration during COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 2, 2021.

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Climate in Crisis

'Blah, blah, blah': Protesters push for action at COP26

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Greta Thunberg leads massive climate protest outside COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

Image: Indonesia palm oil plantation

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World

Indonesia criticizes COP26 deforestation pledge as 'unfair,' days after signing it

NBC News NOW

Massive tree crushes dozens of cars after collapsing outside L.A. concert

Smoke and steam billows from the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power in Suralaya, Indonesia, on July 11, 2020.

Willy Kurniawan / Reuters file

Climate in Crisis

'The end of coal is in sight': Climate summit deals mark shift away from fossil fuels