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A program in the United Arab Emirates is growing corals native to the Persian Gulf that have evolved to withstand high temperatures.

 

Delegates from 200 nations at COP28 released the final draft of a global agreement that solidifies the transition away from fossil fuels.

 

Delegates from 200 nations at COP28 released the final draft of a global agreement that solidifies the transition away from fossil fuels.

 

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, contributing to disasters across the wider region, including flooding in Juneau, Alaska and a record wildfire season in Canada.

 

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, contributing to disasters across the wider region, including flooding in Juneau, Alaska and a record wildfire season in Canada.

 

Here's how climate change is harming people's health across the world today, and what countries might expect in the future.

 

Here's how climate change is harming people's health across the world today, and what countries might expect in the future.

 

At the COP28 climate summit, Brazil proposed a $250 billion mechanism, "Tropical Forests Forever", for conserving tropical rainforests

 

Cadman Glacier in Antarctica retreated 5 miles in just 2.5 years, causing its ice shelf to collapse, according to scientists who used satellite images and ocean measurements. Higher ocean temperatures likely hastened the glacier's deterioration, which contributes to global sea level rise. This indicates potential similar threats for neighboring glaciers.

 

Cadman Glacier in Antarctica retreated 5 miles in just 2.5 years, causing its ice shelf to collapse, according to scientists who used satellite images and ocean measurements. Higher ocean temperatures likely hastened the glacier's deterioration, which contributes to global sea level rise. This indicates potential similar threats for neighboring glaciers.

 

Peru has lost 56% of its tropical glaciers in the last six decades due to climate change, according to a new government inventory released on Wednesday.

 

The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday that an estimated 1.1 million gallons of crude oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico near a pipeline off the coast of Louisiana.

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