World's most polluting cities revealed at COP29: NYC, Houston among top emitters
Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting.
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First-time voters, disasters, & climate change could decide this election
The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.
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Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says
The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food production will be at risk of failure by the middle of this century.
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Hurricane Milton's ‘extreme rapid intensification' driven by climate change
Hurricane Milton didn’t just intensify rapidly, the storm exceeded the even higher threshold of extreme rapid intensification. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains how the powerful Category 5 hurricane shows the fingerprints of climate change and how that threatens inland communities.
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Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings as threats rise
More than 80% of buyers now consider climate risk when purchasing a home, according to a survey by Zillow.
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Helene “much more destructive” because of climate change, three new studies show
Scientists from California to Europe agree rain from Hurricane Helene increased as much as 50% due to the impacts of climate change. Meteorologist Chase Cain shows us how Helene compares to other hurricanes which brought flooding well after landfall.
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Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
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Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes debate whether to rebuild
Back-to-back hits to Florida’s Big Bend are forcing residents to reckon with the true costs of living in an area under siege by storms that researchers say are becoming stronger because of climate change.
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World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency with winter sports facing a climate change crisis.
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Helene and another storm dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain
Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. It’s an unheard-of amount of water that stunned experts.
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Hurricane Helene carrying ‘record-breaking' moisture because of climate change
Climate change fueled Helene’s rapid intensification over the Gulf, and a warmer atmosphere will also allow the storm to dump eye-popping amounts of rain. Meteorologist Chase Cain explains the connection between climate and Helene’s inland flood potential.
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House backs measure to overturn Biden auto emissions rule that Republicans say would force EV sales
The GOP-controlled House approved a resolution Friday that would overturn a new Biden administration rule on automobile emissions.
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Studies reveal drastic increase in deaths related to extreme heat
Two recent studies highlight how extreme heat may be killing thousands more Americans every year than official tallies show. At the same time, climate change is making our summers increasingly hot. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains why we don’t know the full impact of extreme heat on our health.
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Former drilling foe Harris now says she supports it. ‘Sprint to the middle' or climate betrayal?
Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administration warned the U.S. “cannot over rely on foreign oil.”
