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How a ‘citizen map’ is helping Brazil prepare for its next big flood
In the wake of last month’s disastrous flooding, researchers are asking residents to use their smartphone cameras to document the damage and high-water marks.
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Food’s climate footprint was once again MIA at global talks
At the G7 summit and Bonn climate conference, world leaders failed to discuss "the cow in the room."
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The kids are not alright: Countries fail to include children in their climate plans
A study of 160 countries show a third don't mention children at all.
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Nations need to do more to defend Indigenous rights, UN report says
The U.N. also calls for stronger safeguards against exploitative green transition projects.
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Better late than never: Wealthy nations finally meet $100 billion climate aid goal
But developing countries need trillions more.
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![A resident of the borough of Benito Juarez in Mexico City rests after receiving drinking water. Many residents of the city have been affected by the contamination of groundwater wells amid a severe drought.]()
![A resident of the borough of Benito Juarez in Mexico City rests after receiving drinking water. Many residents of the city have been affected by the contamination of groundwater wells amid a severe drought.]()
As reservoirs go dry, Mexico City and Bogotá are staring down ‘Day Zero’
Cape Town, which beat a water crisis in 2018, holds lessons for cities grappling with an El Niño-fueled drought.
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Billions of people cook over open fires. Are gas stoves the solution?
Last week in Paris, dozens of countries agreed to tackle harmful cooking methods — but sidestepped the controversial question of how to replace them.
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Small island nations get big climate victory in international maritime court
Advocates say the ruling makes clear that complying with the Paris Agreement is not enough.
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![This is an aerial shot of a flooded city neighborhood. The street is lined with white high-rise apartment buildings and the road is submerged in brown floodwater.]()
In Brazil, unprecedented flooding may force a political reckoning
“This is going to shake the mindsets of voters."
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The world’s garment workers are on the front lines of climate impacts
Fast fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is paying the price.
