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News Articles: climate

Kelna Begum, 30, stands with her child in front of a building that's been raised to survive seasonal floods in her village of Golabari in the Sunamganj region of northern Bangladesh.

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  • Climate

Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

March 26, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Frayer
Water pours out of Lake Oroville in Northern California in March. Reservoirs levels plummeted over the last three years, but now have more water than they can hold.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.

March 23, 2023
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
A man fills cans with water in order to bring water to homes in Xochimilco, Mexico.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Billions of people lack access to clean drinking water, U.N. report finds

A new U.N. water report warns the world is headed toward a global water crisis if human-caused climate change and population growth aren't addressed.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Seyma Bayram
Bob Schroeder, an organizer with 350Juneau, sawed credit card replicas in half outside a Wells Fargo branch in Juneau, Alaska.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Climate activists target nation's big banks, urging divestment from fossil fuels

Across the U.S. on Tuesday, people gathered outside major banks demanding that financial institutions shift away from investing in fossil fuel projects.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley and
  • Paula Moura

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

1 in 4 people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water, the U.N. says

The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 painted a stark picture of the huge gap that needs to be filled to meet U.N. goals to ensure all people have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030.

March 22, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The Colorado River flows by the historic Navajo Bridge on June 23, 2021 in Marble Canyon, Ariz.

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  • Law

The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Residents in southern Malawi repair a home destroyed by heavy rain from Cyclone Freddy. Climate change is causing cyclones and hurricanes to get more intense and dangerous.

Tagged as: 

  • Climate

Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report

Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.

March 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
GPB  NPR

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  • Global Health

Cyclone Freddy shattered records. People lost everything. How does the healing begin?

The countries hit by this unprecedented storm now must help survivors who may have lost nearly everything. We talk to an aid worker on the ground in Mozambique for insights.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Kate Bartlett
GPB  NPR

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  • Energy

Markey calls Biden's decision to back the Willow Project 'an environmental injustice'

The Biden administration approved a major oil extraction project in Alaska, a decision that has divided Democrats. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Sen. Ed Markey, who opposes the project.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mallory Yu,
  • and 1 more
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Energy

Activists spread misleading information to fight solar

Citizens for Responsible Solar is part of a growing backlash against renewable energy in rural communities across the United States.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Michael Copley and
  • Brianna Scott
People remove Sargassum in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in April, 2022. Researchers expect this year will bring another massive bloom, choking local ecosystems and tourism economies.

Tagged as: 

  • Environment

Meet the sargassum belt, a 5,000-mile-long snake of seaweed circling Florida

Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Young giant sequoia trees are seen during a prescribed pile burning on Feb. 19 in Sequoia National Forest. Researchers say 20% of Sierra Nevada conifers are a mismatch with their climate.

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  • Climate

Climate is changing too quickly for the Sierra Nevada's 'zombie forests'

One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff visits Thomas County, Ga. to meet with farmers and key members of Georgia's agriculture industry about the state's citrus sector.

Tagged as: 

  • Economy

Ossoff touts citrus farming as fruit growers brace for effects of cold snap

The cold weather across much of Georgia this week is worrying local growers, but many are optimistic that this year's fruit harvests will survive. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is pushing for the state to build its citrus sector.

March 15, 2023
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By:
  • GPB News Staff
GPB  NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Weather

New England and upstate New York brace for a winter storm

The storm's path could include parts of New England, upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, and northern New Jersey, with snowfall totals expected to range from a few inches to a few feet.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
This aerial photograph shows a car and market shop in floodwaters in Pajaro, Calif., on Saturday. More rain and snow is expected in the state this week.

Tagged as: 

  • Weather

California, hit by a 2nd atmospheric river, is bracing for floods again

Intense rainfall and snow is expected to fall on the state through Wednesday after grueling weather last week.

March 13, 2023
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
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