WASHINGTON — Wildfires are bigger, and starting earlier in the year. Heat waves are more frequent. Seas are warmer, and flooding is more common. The…
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‘Firefighters Out There in the Snow’: Wildfires Rage Early in Parched West
RUIDOSO, N.M. — New Mexico’s first major wildfire of the year ignited this week near a campground where visitors can hike to view hundreds of…
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Why Wildfires Are Raging Early in the West Due to Drought and Climate Change
RUIDOSO, N.M. — New Mexico’s first major wildfire of the year ignited this week near a campground where visitors can hike to view hundreds of…
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When Climate Breakdown Hits Home: ‘Our Small Town Now Has a Rush Hour’
There are quite a few efforts to protect the harried fauna and their forests and rivers, but they seem to be failing. The onslaught is…
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The Science of Climate Change Explained
Estimates of the cost vary widely. One recent study found that keeping warming to 2 degrees Celsius would require a total investment of between $4…
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The Science of Climate Change Explained
Estimates of the cost vary widely. One recent study found that keeping warming to 2 degrees Celsius would require a total investment of between $4…
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Tropical Forest Destruction Accelerated in 2020
Tropical forests around the world were destroyed at an increasing rate in 2020 compared with the year before, despite the global economic downturn caused by…
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First Came the Lockdown. Then Came the Wildfire.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Just days after residents of Perth, Australia’s fourth-largest city, were ordered to stay in because of the coronavirus, some were forced to…
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A Year of Watching Earthly Beauty Burn
I have a pastime, one that used to give me considerable pleasure, but lately it has morphed into a source of anxiety, even horror: earth-watching.…
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Thousands of Photographs, and a Year Like No Other
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The first photo that appears…
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