Environment

Barack Obama

Obama: Paris Climate Agreement Could Be a "Turning Point For the World"

Is this the moment that the rise of the oceans begins to slow?

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Nauru

Can the Paris Climate Deal Save This Tiny Pacific Island?

Over the years, Nauru has been devastated by war, phosphate mining, and now climate change.

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Jenga

A Diplomatic, Apocalyptic Game of Jenga

As the precarious climate talks build toward toward a climax, one French diplomat tries to keep it all from crashing down.

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Breaking: World Leaders Just Agreed to a Landmark Deal to Fight Global Warming

Will the Paris Agreement be enough?

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Barack Obama

Obama: Paris Climate Agreement Could Be a "Turning Point For the World"

Is this the moment that the rise of the oceans begins to slow?

—
Nauru

Can the Paris Climate Deal Save This Tiny Pacific Island?

Over the years, Nauru has been devastated by war, phosphate mining, and now climate change.

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Jenga

A Diplomatic, Apocalyptic Game of Jenga

As the precarious climate talks build toward toward a climax, one French diplomat tries to keep it all from crashing down.

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Breaking: World Leaders Just Agreed to a Landmark Deal to Fight Global Warming

Will the Paris Agreement be enough?

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Obama: Paris Climate Agreement Could Be a "Turning Point For the World"

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Breaking: World Leaders Just Agreed to a Landmark Deal to Fight Global Warming

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Nauru

Can the Paris Climate Deal Save This Tiny Pacific Island?

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Jenga

A Diplomatic, Apocalyptic Game of Jenga

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Earth

Will the Planet Survive the Next 24 Hours?

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We're Eating Less Meat—But Using More Antibiotics on Farms Than Ever

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Shit Is About to Get Real in California, El Niño Report Predicts

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Meet the Acronym That Just Might Save the World

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The Government's New Food Rules Will Be a Huge Deal. Bacon Lovers Won't Be Happy.

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Explained in 90 Seconds: Here's Why You Should Be Hopeful About the Paris Climate Deal

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The Big Climate Agreement Won't Keep Fossil Fuels in the Ground

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Flavored E-Cigarettes May Be Worse for You Than Nicotine

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The King of Beers Wants to Push Craft Brews out of Your Supermarket

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James Inhofe

How Climate Change Deniers Are Trying to Derail the Paris Talks

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David Titley

Watch This Navy Admiral Destroy Ted Cruz's Climate Myths

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The House Just Voted to Ban Those Tiny Pieces of Plastic in Your Toothpaste

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Cher Has Figured Out How to Fix the Planet

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Can California Help the Paris Climate Talks Succeed?

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This Is How Much Money It Will Cost to Save the World

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900 Arguments That Will Decide the Fate of the World

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Jane Goodall Just Called Out Republicans on Climate Change

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Earth

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"These people are at risk," says photographer David Maurice Smith. "We have to humanize them."

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Photographer Allison Stewart shoots the contents of people's "bug-out bags."

Moving Photographs of Japanese American Internees, Then and Now

"We were citizens, but now we were not."

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A new photo book captures the majestic creatures—and explains why they're in trouble.

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