Los corales cruzan un punto de no retorno. ¿Por qué los gobiernos no actúan?

A man standing in a boat above a coral reef off Panama’s Caribbean coast

LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER Los corales son una historia profundamente humana y económica: los arrecifes caribeños generan más de 6.000 millones de dólares al año en pesca y turismo. Están detrás del 23% del gasto turístico y más del 10% del PIB en la región. También suponen una de las mejores barreras de protección […]

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Covering Wildfire Smoke

Wildfire smoke fills the air

Story Spark: Wildfire Smoke As climate change fuels more frequent and severe wildfires, plumes of smoke, traveling  thousands of miles from the initial blazes, are choking hundreds of millions across the planet. Wildfire smoke is even more dangerous than pollutants from factories and cars — up to 10 times more harmful in the short term, […]

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Have We Forgotten Covid’s Lessons?

Thermometer outside a pharmacy reads 46 degrees Celsius

In June, during the first of the record heatwaves to scorch Europe this summer, “the London Ambulance Service fielded over 53,000 calls, surpassing the number received when the Covid-19 pandemic was at its height in March 2020,” Bloomberg Green reported this week. And conditions inside UK hospitals were “far worse” than during Covid, Fiona Brennan, […]

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Covering Disruptions to Education

Empty classroom

Story Spark: Education Disrupted This school year will likely be the hottest students have ever faced as a historic El Niño develops amid a planet already broiling under climate change. After a “stolen summer” marked by frequent heatwaves and plumes of wildfire smoke forced children indoors, students don’t have a lot to look forward to […]

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Climate Beat Digest: New Job Opportunities, Training, and More

This week we’re sharing an abbreviated Climate Beat, still filled with job and training opportunities, thought-provoking conversations, resources to spark ideas, and more. We’ll be back with a Climate Beat essay on Thursday, August 20. From Us Apply: The Climate Newsroom (US edition). The Climate Newsroom is a free, three-session training program designed for US […]

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El Niño viene fuerte en América Latina, y estas son las historias que puedes investigar

In 2024, people walking along the Amazon River, which is showing signs of drought

LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER La Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) prevé que El Niño influya en los patrones del clima global entre agosto y octubre, aumentando las probabilidades de que las temperaturas sean superiores a las normales y propiciando cambios en los patrones de lluvia hasta el primer trimestre de 2027.  Puedes explorar qué han […]

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