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But as the climate has warmed, and offshore storms soak up more moisture from heated seas, the amount and distribution of rain is changing. While the number of rainy days has decreased, extreme events occur more often, pushing overall rainfall totals higher. The Post’s analysis found the strongest moisture plumes have greatly increased the chance for heavy rainfall across Oman, and have intensified over the last three decades. These wetter storms are dropping more rain into wadis, leading to more flash flooding and destruction.

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The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable

Mark Carney, once a U.N. special envoy on climate action and finance, is now winning praise from industry but alienating former environmental allies.

First-of-its-kind analysis of hundreds of climate-related advertisements from BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell suggests that oil companies are continuing to mislead the public on climate.

While the U.S. sits in self-imposed isolation, the rest of the world, led by China, raced ahead to invest in renewables and commit to climate action.

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Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.

A Thursday ruling said the Trump administration cannot eliminate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program without Congress.

In a collection of essays, leading Colorado River scientists say the basin is “dancing with deadpool ” and facing a dire future.

Waymo is rapidly expanding in the U.S. But experts say there are big questions about how self-driving cars could affect traffic and greenhouse gas emissions.

A federal lawsuit argues that proposed work by ConocoPhillips could threaten delicate ecosystems in the largest tract of public land in the U.S.

Federal resources minister Madeleine King announces five new offshore exploration zones as part of future gas strategy

The Trump administration sided with officials from Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran in a successful effort to block part of a United Nations report about the dire state of the planet because it called for phasing out fossil fuels, switching to clean energy and reducing plastics, according to two participants.

With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.

In 2023, court ruled in favor of 16 plaintiffs that officials violated their constitutional right by promoting fossil fuels

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Faced with an affordability crisis and rising energy demands, Gov. Kathy Hochul has slowed progress on New York’s efforts to fight climate change.

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The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism is part of a broader effort to decarbonize heavy industries in Europe and globally. It takes full effect Jan. 1.

Ember’s analysis of China’s energy transition shows the country has reached a critical point where it can supply the whole world’s needs for clean energy, not just its own. The country’s solar manufacturing capacity is 65 per cent higher than what’s required — globally — in the International Energy Agency’s net-zero roadmap.

The young plaintiffs, who won a major case over climate change policy in 2023, argue that legislators are illegally ignoring the effects of fossil fuels.

Climate change is making insuring homes more risky — and more expensive. And in neighborhoods where that risk is the greatest, higher insurance costs are starting to eat into property values as well.

The ancient, enormous fish have lived on Earth for more than 150 million years but changing weather conditions have researchers questioning whether future generations will thrive.

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In the Ozarks, the growing college town of Fayetteville, Ark., is using clean energy to power city facilities and embracing nature-based solutions to climate threats.

An E.P.A. site listing the causes of climate change no longer includes the main one: human activity.

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If confirmed, this would mark the first time global average temperatures have exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for three consecutive years since humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale during the 1850–1900 pre-industrial period, C3S said.

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Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth.

distributing the future isn’t possible when profit is measured by greed alone

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