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The social cost of carbon could guide us toward intelligent policies—if only we knew what it was.
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The accident that led to the discovery of climate-change-proof coffee
Extreme weather could wipe out existing breeds of coffee plants in Central America. But researchers are making genetic improvements.
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India’s water crisis is already here. Climate change will compound it.
Droughts and floods have pushed the nation’s leaky, polluted, and half-done water systems to the brink.
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How do cow herders spot water in the Sahara? With satellites, of course.
Climate change makes it even harder to find water on the edge of the Sahara. Now herders in Mali rely on images from space to...
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The “mind-boggling” task of protecting New York City from rising seas
There are plans to fortify the city’s 520 miles of coast—but some of them will be unpopular.
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Why seaweed is strangling Mexican tourism, and how science could help
Sargassum is infesting Mexico’s coastline. Researchers are scrambling to stop an ecological crisis, and maybe even make something good of it.
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What one woman’s quest to save her neighbors reveals about climate resilience
The weather will get worse, but that doesn’t mean disasters have to.
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Inside Australia’s plan to survive bigger, badder bushfires
Unprecedented wildfires are breaking out all over the world. Is Australia leading the way in fighting them?
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India’s surging economy could doom climate efforts—unless richer nations step up
No matter how fast the country builds new solar and wind farms, that alone won’t be enough.
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The economic argument behind the Green New Deal
Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains how rethinking industrial policy could be key to tackling climate change.