Environment

Environment

Thousands of cranes stop to rest in Minnesota as they migrate south for winter

4:49pm November 26, 2024

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

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Despite Trump's reelection, climate diplomat John Podesta says climate work continues

4:43pm November 25, 2024

by Mallory Yu

The United Nations' annual climate conference, COP 29, has wrapped. The goal was to raise money from to help developing nations cut climate pollution and prepare for future threats.

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Plastic waste is everywhere. Countries have one more chance to agree on a solution

5:30am November 25, 2024

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

Image shows fire on Pilot Mountain in 2021

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Helene adds risks to North Carolina's fall wildfire season

5:00am November 25, 2024

by Paul Garber

Even with Helene’s massive rains, most of the mountain counties and Piedmont are under abnormally dry conditions.

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The COP29 climate conference ended in dramatic fashion on Sunday in Baku, Azerbaijan

4:22am November 25, 2024

by Leila Fadel

The climate conference ended with a controversial deal that calls for wealthy countries to provide their poorer neighbors with $300 billion annually to help them adapt to more extreme weather.

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Minnesota's Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge is a rest stop for migrating cranes

3:43am November 25, 2024

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

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New Zealanders help save about 30 whales after a pod strands on a beach

1:27am November 25, 2024

New Zealand is a whale stranding hotspot. It's often not clear why they happen but the island nation's geography is believed to be a factor.

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A new installation lets you hear extinct and endangered animal sounds, thanks to Björk

9:00am November 24, 2024

The Icelandic pop star Björk's new installation at Centre Pompidou in Paris uses animal sounds to help people understand what's lost and what we stand to lose as a result of human-caused climate change.

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With talks teetering, climate negotiators struck a controversial $300 billion deal

7:43pm November 23, 2024

Representatives of developing countries and climate activists were furious over the outcome, saying $300 billion annually from industrialized countries is far short of what vulnerable nations need to better protect themselves from climate change.

Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

8:47am November 23, 2024

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion.