On my visit to the South Pacific island nation, I witnessed the anger and fear Fijians feel regarding a crisis they have not caused.
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Susana Hancock: Saving Maine’s bees to pollinate our native crops
It’s easy to view bees and mosquitoes as pests. But ahead of Wild Blueberry Weekend, it’s worth learning about the powerful role they can play in our ecosystems.
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Surfs up takes on new meaning as California waves get bigger as Earth warms, research finds
New research shows winter waves off California’s Pacific coast are swelling in size as the planet warms.
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Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
China’s capital has recorded 29.3 inches of rain over the past few days. At least 26 people remain missing from the rains.
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Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find
More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least 1 day where climate change had a significant effect on the average daily temperature.
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Maine Voices: How the Farm Bill can help solve climate change
Farming of all sorts contributes to and suffers from climate change, but there is a lot that we can do to reverse that.
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Water’s refreshing in heat, right? In parts of Florida this week, not so much
Triple-digit ocean temperatures are stunning even in Florida, where residents are used to the heat.
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Nearly 60% of U.S. population under heat or flood advisories
Continued excessive heat comes after July 2023 was declared the hottest month on record.
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Maine Voices: Joining Zero Foodprint has changed my life as a small-business owner
Their model is to pay farmers to practice regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon, which is good for the soil and for the climate.
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Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record temps persist across U.S.
It’s a worldwide problem, and scientists calculate that July will be the hottest month on record.