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Author: SOMINI SENGUPTA

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‘Bleak’ U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on ‘Bleak’ U.N. Report on a Planet in Peril Looms Over New Climate Talks

Countries agreed to rein in emissions in an effort to avert climate catastrophes. They’ve failed, according to the latest United Nations report.

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Spain Agrees to Host Key Climate Talks After Chile Pulls Out

October 31, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Spain Agrees to Host Key Climate Talks After Chile Pulls Out

Madrid has offered to hold the next United Nations climate talks, the leaders of Spain and Chile announced on Thursday.

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Britain, Struggling With Brexit, Eyes Another Retreat. This One’s From Fossil Fuels.

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Britain, Struggling With Brexit, Eyes Another Retreat. This One’s From Fossil Fuels.

The country, which led the industrial revolution, now aims to neutralize its carbon emissions by 2050.

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What Is the United Nations? Its History, Its Goals and Its Relevance

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on What Is the United Nations? Its History, Its Goals and Its Relevance

A brief look at what the 193-member United Nations does and how it works as leaders convene in New York for the annual General Assembly.

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Young People Take to Streets in Global Climate Protest

September 20, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Young People Take to Streets in Global Climate Protest

Anxious about the future and angry about the failure to curb the crisis, thousands joined an urgent call for action against climate change.

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Extreme Weather Displaced a Record 7 Million in First Half of 2019

September 12, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Extreme Weather Displaced a Record 7 Million in First Half of 2019

A new report puts 2019 on pace to be one of the most disastrous years in almost two decades even before the effects of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas are tallied. But there was also good news. 

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Greta Thunberg Sets Sail for U.N. Climate Talks

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Greta Thunberg Sets Sail for U.N. Climate Talks

The 16-year-old climate activist is crossing the Atlantic to attend a United Nations climate summit. She refuses to fly because aviation has such an enormous carbon footprint.

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Earth’s Food Supply Is Under Threat. These Fixes Would Go a Long Way.

August 9, 2019August 12, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Earth’s Food Supply Is Under Threat. These Fixes Would Go a Long Way.

The food production system accounts for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions. But if agriculture is done right, experts say, it can actually be a climate change solution.

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Life in a City Without Water: Anxious, Exhausting and Sweaty

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on Life in a City Without Water: Anxious, Exhausting and Sweaty

A weak monsoon and years of draining groundwater have parched Chennai, a city of nearly five million people on the southeastern coast of India.

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A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019SOMINI SENGUPTAComments Off on A Heat Wave Tests Europe’s Defenses. Expect More.

Across Europe in June, heat records shattered. In years to come, researchers say, many more heat waves are likely to batter the Continent.

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