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This photo released by the Brazilian Presidency shows destroyed houses in southern Brazil on June 6, 2024. The country has been battered by a series of extreme weather events, most recently once-in-a-century flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul that left more than 170 people dead. (Brazilian Presidency)
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Climate ‘cloud seeding’ misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide

Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role of global warming in historic floods that...

Motorist pass posted gas prices, Monday, June 10, 2024, in San Antonio. Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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US gas prices are falling. Experts point to mild demand at the pump ahead of summer travel

Explainer: Why the recent fall in prices at the pump? Industry analysts point to a blend of lackluster demand and strong supply —...

French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen as he delivers a speech following results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo
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What’s next for markets after far-right EU election surge triggers shock France vote?

Will Europe's climate policies suffer over far-right election surge? The shift to the right is unlikely to undo existing climate policies, but could...

Bas Eickhout, lead candidate for the European Greens, reacts to the announcement of the first provisional results for the European Parliament elections, at the European Parliament building, in Brussels, Belgium, June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
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Rightward shift after election could limit future EU climate policies

A more rightward-leaning European Parliament will make it harder to pass ambitious EU climate policies, but the majority of Europe's current world-leading green...

In this file photo, planes are parked at a private jet terminal at Harry Reid International Airport ahead of the Super Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Private jets descend on Montreal for F1 Grand Prix in emissions-heavy weekend

Pinning a precise number on the carbon dioxide emissions from a flock of private jets can be hard. But in general, the pricey...

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The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

The World Resources Institute studied historical emissions trends, as well as major drivers of increasing emissions, such as population growth, economic development and...

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Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

The Conversation Africa: Renewable power sources such as solar and wind power are becoming increasingly cost-competitive. These can reduce hydropower reliance, diversify countries’...

FILE - A person cools off in a mister along the Las Vegas Strip, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Las Vegas. Month after month, global temperatures are setting new records. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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Climate records keep shattering. How worried should we be?

Making sense of the run of climate extremes may be challenging for some. Here's a look at what scientists are saying.

FILE PHOTO: Saplings grown at the nursery of the nonprofit environmental group Rioterra, await planting to restore areas of a nearby rainforest, at the Jamari National Forest, in Itapua do Oeste, Rondonia state, Brazil, February 18, 2020.  REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini/File Photo
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Researchers – Carbon removal needs to quadruple to meet climate goals

Governments need to plant more trees and deploy technologies that will quadruple the CO2 removed each year, researchers said Wednesday

FILE - Groundwater squirts up during drilling for a geothermal heating and cooling system at a home in White Plains, N.Y., May 8, 2023. A community in Framingham, Mass., will soon become one of the first in the U.S. to be heated with geothermal connected to each other. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Climate solution: US town experiments with community heating and cooling

A pilot climate solution that uses a highly-efficient heating and cooling system could see electric bills drop by 20%, is being trialled in...

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