Politicians have called for a pause in new mining contracts for lithium, which is in high demand for electric car batteries but is at the heart of a debate in Chile over mines, water rights and inequality.
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Brazil Flooding Kills at Least 20 and Displaces Thousands
In northeast Brazil, local officials say they have never before seen flooding on this scale. Tens of thousands were forced to flee their homes.
Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On
Chile has lots of lithium, which is essential to the world’s transition to green energy. But anger over powerful mining interests, a water crisis and inequality has driven Chile to rethink how it defines itself.
Helping to Reveal a Still-Shuttered World
Our weekly photo essay series offered readers a glimpse of distant places and cultures that, for a second straight year, remained largely inaccessible.
U.S. Effort to Combat Forced Labor Targets Corporate China Ties
The Biden administration is expected to face scrutiny as it decides how to enforce a new ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.
Using a City’s Excess Heat to Reduce Emissions
A district in London has developed an innovative way to divert subway heat for buildings to lower carbon emissions. Other cities are getting creative, as well.
Trends in Arctic Report Card: ‘Consistent, Alarming and Undeniable’
The changes happening at the top of the planet could unfold elsewhere in the years to come, scientists report.
Russia Blocks U.N. Move to Treat Climate as Security Threat
The Russian veto of a widely supported Security Council resolution pointed to the difficulty of achieving a unified response to global warming.
First Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia
Many of the same areas that suffered through horrific bush fires in 2019 and 2020 are now dealing with prodigious rainfall that could leave some people stranded for weeks.
Earth Is Getting a ‘Black Box’ Because of Climate Change
When a plane crashes, its flight recorder is critical to piecing together the missteps that led to calamity. Now the planet is getting its own in case it self-destructs.