What climate records were broken in 2024? | Climate News
This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change…
Tortoises are bouncing back thanks to Marine base conservation effort
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In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador | Drought News
As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power cuts may persist until April, said Jorge Luis Hidalgo, an energy consultant. For decades, experts have urged authorities to…
Disneyland OKs state’s largest wage theft settlement with workers
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Kenya’s devastating drought is the worst in 40 years | Climate Crisis
Drought in Kenya has reached dramatic levels, with millions of people affected by the lack of water and food. This phenomenon, which until a few…
Saudi-hosted UN talks fail to produce deal to tackle global drought | Drought News
A future global drought regime is now planned to be completed at COP17 in Mongolia in 2026.The 12-day meeting of parties to the United Nations…
U.S. TikTok ban is nearing after another court defeat
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Yoga in a pill? Research might bring about prescription calmness
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Sexual assault allegations surface against Trump’s defense pick
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New York City issues first drought warning in two decades
The sky Is lit in red, orange and blue colors behind One World Trade Center and the Manhattan Skyline just before sunrise in New York…
Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency to help battle wildfires | Climate News
State of emergency to allow government to send more money, people to help bring blazes under control, minister says.Ecuador has declared a 60-day state of…
Plan to shutter Aliso Canyon gas facility isn’t moving fast enough
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‘Dante’s inferno’: Wildfires scorch New York amid historic drought | Climate Crisis News
Brooklyn, New York – An incinerated, rusty microwave, the charred skeleton of a lawn chair, a pile of melted clothes, and singed scraps of the…
UCLA basketball blows out Boston University but issues remain
The long road back to prestige started at home, against a largely anonymous opponent.Having failed its first test against a mid-major, UCLA took a step…
NYC faces wildfire threats caused by historic drought
A forest fire is pictured in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, in a photo shared online by the FDNY. Photo courtesy of FDNY/X Nov. 10 (UPI) --…
Kevin de León, of the L.A. racist tape leak, is headed toward defeat
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More than 420,000 children affected by record drought in Amazon: UN | Climate Crisis News
UNICEF chief urges leaders at the upcoming COP29 summit in Azerbaijan to increase climate financing for children.More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin have…
Cal State University system shifts focus to careers, not just degrees
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Heat-related deaths and diseases rising due to climate change, experts warn | Climate Crisis News
Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought and food security, a new…
LAX’s ’embarrassing misstep’ draws closer to being fixed
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