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Climate Change

<p>The World keeps you up to date on the latest news, analysis and voices from around the world on the global climate crisis.</p>

Australian researchers study oysters’ resilience in face of climate change

Natural disasters

Moreton Bay, on Australia’s eastern coast, has lost over 95% of its oyster reefs over the past few centuries. These reefs are not just the source of a culinary delicacy, but they help filter seawater and protect shorelines from the effects of storms, sea level rise and increasing temperatures. Scientists are now studying the oysters’ resilience in the face of climate change.

Rare cyclone batters Brisbane and Australia’s Gold Coast

Climate science and solutions

How climate change is strengthening hurricanes, and what communities can do

Climate science and solutions

Panama has relocated islanders affected by rising sea levels — and says many more villages also need to be moved

Climate Change
Makaa or charcoal is often used in cooking methods in Kenya and other countries in Africa.

The push to end harmful cooking methods worldwide

Energy
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Scientists study why some of Central Asia’s glaciers are resilient to climate change

Environment

Scientists are racing to learn why some glaciers in a remote part of Central Asia’s mountains seem unaffected by climate change. Their efforts are bolstered by new strategies they’re developing to better understand how climate change will impact the world’s water resources.

Australian flooding

Climate migration has begun, and it’s only getting worse, expert says

Climate Change

A new migration crisis looms on the horizon. Where will people go when a changing climate renders their homelands uninhabitable? And what can governments do about it?

Reunion Island artist Dilo surrounded by pink and magenta flowers around her head.

Reunion Island artist Dilo uses the sounds of nature to celebrate it 

The Big Fix

“What will our future sound like?” That’s the question hundreds of artists like Dilo have answered in a new musical project that celebrates nature.

Farmworkers wearing hats gather spinach from a field.

As temperatures heat up, farmworkers across the US push for more rights

Human rights

Millions of farmworkers across the US work under inhumane climate conditions, and are now pushing for more protections.

Child holds onto an inflatable globe

Capitalism is ruining the world, and can save it, says economist

Climate Change

Social and environmental concerns are now being embraced by corporate America. Here’s why.

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