Today: October 05, 2024
Today: October 05, 2024

An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green

An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
September 13, 2024

(CNN) — There isn’t much green in the Sahara Desert, but after an unusual influx of rain, the color can be seen from space creeping into parts of one of the driest places in the world.

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UK announces new climate envoy and investment facility

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Swiss hunters get go-ahead for major wolf culls

Switzerland gave five districts the go-ahead on Thursday to shoot wolves after reports of attacks on livestock, a move that will please many farmers but anger

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Evacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred

Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred are being allowed to return to their homes

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Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
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Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

The promised ‘white gold rush’ would extract lithium alongside geothermal power production. The mineral is used in EV batteries, but even this less-polluting mining raises local health concerns.

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?
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Hurricane Helene kills at least 44 and cuts a swath of destruction across the Southeast

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Top climate negotiators urge tougher targets, but outsiders say they aren't cutting back themselves

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Brewing a cold beer on a warming planet is hard. Germany uses education to fight climate change

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More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

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