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For LA water issues, misinformation spreads nearly as fast as the wildfires

A billionaire couple was accused of withholding water that could help stop Los Angeles’ massive wildfires.

Firefighters need better weather to fight California’s flames. When will they get relief?

The eye behind the lens: AP photographers on pictures capturing horror and emotions of LA fires

Contaminated drinking water is a growing concern for cities facing wildfires

Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

In Colombia, Amazon River’s extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

Global demand spurring Indonesia’s mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Climate and the Arctic

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

Manitoba’s train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route

COP29 UN Climate Conference

In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate

Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming. Here is how they work

At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

Indigenous peoples, impacted by climate change, raise alarm about the planet at COP29

Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change

Extreme weather and its impact on humans

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink

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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

Key takeaways from Trump’s energy secretary pick’s confirmation hearing

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.

NBA reschedules games postponed by California wildfires, Atlanta winter storm

The NBA has rescheduled two games postponed due to catastrophic wildfires in Southern California. The league also rescheduled a game postponed due to a winter storm in Atlanta.

The air in 12 Texas counties exceeded federal soot standards. Only four may face consequences.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

Biden administration withdraws rules to save endangered whales from collisions

The federal government is withdrawing proposed rules that would have required more ships to slow down in East Coast waters to try to save a vanishing species of whale.

Architects are bringing nature home by making trees part of the plan

There are plenty of examples these days of public buildings where architects have incorporated living trees into the plan. It’s also being done in homes.

How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans

Some of the world’s biggest polluters are reaping billions of dollars through a lax form of green finance, a new investigation by The Examination has found.

Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress

Firefighters have reported significant gains against the two massive wildfires burning around Los Angeles while also extinguishing smaller blazes set by arsonists.

Fire tornadoes pose a threat in California. A fire lab shows how they work

The National Weather Service’s warning about the “particularly dangerous situation” in which any new fire could explode in size in the Los Angeles area didn’t mention fire tornadoes.

Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida and its manatee population.

Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

California pulls back EPA requests for approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs

California has withdrawn requests for the EPA to give the state authority to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs.

Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands

Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions.

Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world

Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region.

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, federal

The tax deadline for some small businesses affected by disasters in 2024 is drawing near

The tax deadline for some small businesses affected by severe weather in 2024 is drawing near, the IRS is reminding owners.

153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need

More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes have released an open letter calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts.

Dire fire warning for LA area pushed back as winds ease

Easing winds have delivered a brief but much-needed reprieve to firefighters as they battle two massive blazes in the Los Angeles area.

Small airborne embers play a big role in the spread of wildfires

While authorities don’t know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do know that embers have helped spread the flames.

Hurricane-force winds cause widespread damage in Alaska’s largest city

Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city remain without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought hurricane-force winds that downed power lines and caused a pedestrian bridge over a highway to partially collapse.

High winds have worsened California wildfires. What makes them?

High winds have been a key ingredient in the devastating fires in Los Angeles -- and they’re picking up again.