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Daniil Medvedev cools down during the break with air from a mobile air conditioner and a towel with ice cubes at the Tokyo Olympics.

The Tokyo Games Could End Up Being The Hottest Summer Olympics Ever

9:20am July 27, 2021

by Will Jarvis

Slushy machines, salt tablets, cooling jackets: The Tokyo Games have already proved to be a hot and humid affair, and experts say the role of climate change can't be overlooked.

A firefighter during night operations recently on the Bootleg fire in southern Oregon.

The Climate Change Link To More And Bigger Wildfires

6:59am July 27, 2021

by Nick Mott

Researchers who study evidence of fires through the millennia say to expect more and bigger fires as the climate continues to warm. Fire season is already months longer than in the 1970s.

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Coastal Residents Question Where Funds Will Come From To Fight Rising Sea Levels

6:40am July 27, 2021

by Lauren Sommer

Facebook's campus on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay is at risk from rising sea levels. So is a nearby low-income community. That's raising questions about who should be paying for climate change.

Record-Breaking Heat Has Led To Widespread Power Outages In The Middle East

4:33pm July 26, 2021

Throughout the Middle East, extreme heat is leading to increased demand for energy, which is leading to widespread power and water outages affecting millions. Protesters are demanding these services.

News Brief: Variant Warning, Biden-Al-Kadhimi Meeting, Climate Meeting

6:38am July 26, 2021

The delta variant fuels a sharp rise in U.S. COVID-19 cases. President Biden meets Monday with Iraq's prime minister. The world's leading climate scientists will finalize a comprehensive assessment.

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People ride in the front of a wheel loader to cross a flooded street following heavy rains which caused flooding and claimed the lives of at least 63 people in the city of Zhengzhou in China's Henan province on July 23.

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Record-Breaking Flooding In China Has Left Over One Million People Displaced

11:01am July 25, 2021

by Emily Feng

Flooding continues to devastate the city of Zhengzhou in the central Chinese province of Henan, where thousands remain stranded without power or food.

In Just 3 Days, An Entire Year's Worth Of Rain Has Fallen On Zhengzhou, China

5:16pm July 23, 2021

by Emily Feng

In just three days, one year's worth of rain fell on Zhengzhou, a city of 12 million in central China. The resulting flooding in the region has killed dozens of people, and the rain hasn't stopped.

A Drift-Prone Weedkiller Still Damages Crops And Trees, Despite Attempts To Stop It

4:27pm July 23, 2021

by Dan Charles

A drift-prone herbicide called dicamba continues to plague the Midwest, despite promises to end the problem from the chemical's backers. A top seed industry executive now has joined dicamba's critics.

Ethan Lincoln, 17, fishes for king salmon and red salmon with his cousin Avery Tulik in the Kangirlvar Bay, Alaska.

When Schools Shut Down In Alaska, These Students Went Moose Hunting

2:08pm July 23, 2021

In the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska, many families practice subsistence hunting to get food on the table. Three students reconnected with that tradition during the pandemic.

Well water is pumped into an irrigation system at a vineyard in Madera, California. California is suffering from drought, and farmers in the state's Central Valley are pumping more groundwater from their well to make up for a shortfall in water from the s

Without Enough Water To Go Around, Farmers In California Are Exhausting Aquifers

10:29am July 23, 2021

by Dan Charles

California's farmers are pumping vast amounts of water from underground aquifers this year to make up for water they can't get from rivers. It's unsustainable, and the state is moving to stop it.