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In 2017, Hurricane Maria damaged 90% of the housing stock on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The country was still recovering from two extreme storms over the previous two years.

Environment

Developing nations say they're owed for climate damage. Richer nations aren't budging

7:42pm November 11, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Extreme weather is costing developing countries billions of dollars in damage. So they're seeking compensation from weather countries that have done the most to cause climate change.

A coal-hauling truck with 240 tons of coal drives to the surface at the Buckskin Coal Mine in Gillette, Wyo., in 2004.

U.S. coal production is up sharply after hitting a 50-year low last year

10:18am October 22, 2021

by Kayla Desroches

As the Biden administration prepares to negotiate reductions in fossil fuel use at the Glasgow climate summit at the end of the month, U.S. coal production is actually up significantly this year.

An oil and gas processing plant in Lake Charles, La. in October 2020. The Biden administration is expected to announce aggressive new targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Science

FAQ: America's New Promise On Climate

6:32pm April 19, 2021

by Rebecca Hersher

The U.S. is planning to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is America's return to the international climate stage. We break it down for you.

Climate scientists who scrutinized the U.N. accord are urging citizens to keep a sharp eye on each nation's leaders to make sure they follow through on pledges to reduce emissions.

Scientists See U.N. Climate Accord As A Good Start, But Just A Start

5:18pm December 15, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Many analyzing the deal hammered out in Paris say it's way better than no plan at all. But proof, they warn, will be in the execution of efforts to cap global temperature rise at 2 degrees C or less.

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President Obama addresses the opening ceremony of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) on Nov. 30.

Much Of The World Perplexed That Climate Debate Continues In U.S.

5:23pm December 09, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

The 20th century's biggest carbon emitter is also one of the few advanced democracies where climate change is not accepted as fact. This makes it hard for some to trust U.S. efforts on the issue.

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Big Data Predicts Centuries Of Harm If Climate Warming Goes Unchecked

6:26pm November 30, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

It took about 30 teams of scientists worldwide, using supercomputers to churn through mountains of data, to see patterns aligning of what will happen decades and centuries from now.

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Melbourne visitors and residents took to the waters of Australia's St. Kilda Beach in January 2013 to escape a fierce heat wave.

When Can A Big Storm Or Drought Be Blamed On Climate Change?

8:52pm October 01, 2014

by Christopher Joyce

Scientists wince when people blame every big tropical cyclone, heat wave or drought on a shifting climate. But now some are trying to figure out just what the evidence for such a link would be.

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