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Nearly 200 residents representing the voting breakdown of a swing state found common ground on hot-button issues.

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.

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In sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria has had devastating consequences, climate change is helping mosquitoes expand their range significantly, according to recent research.

When people talk about climate change, you often hear hopelessness. But what if we reframe the conversation? Humans drive global warming; that means humans can find solutions to change the trajectory.

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Climate change is making hundreds of diseases much worse Heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms push up the number of cases, make diseases more severe and hamper people’s ability to cope.