Covering Climate Now was launched in 2019 with the express intent of breaking the “climate silence” that prevailed in most news media. And for a few important years, that silence was broken. Now, much of the media has gone, if not silent, certainly quiet. Climate coverage declined globally in 2025 by 14% compared to 2024. […]
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Si has recibido este email de un o una colega y quieres suscribirte, o si quieres ver nuestros boletines en inglés, haz clic aquí. Puedes ver ediciones anteriores de Radar Clima aquí. LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER ¿Qué es el fracking? La fracturación hidráulica, o fracking, es una técnica de extracción de petróleo o gas […]
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Finally, some good news on the climate front. On Tuesday, Covering Climate Now reached a global audience with an article* by Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope explaining how a new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels. The article highlighted the First Conference on Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels taking place on […]
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Si has recibido este email de un o una colega y quieres suscribirte, o si quieres ver nuestros boletines en inglés, haz clic aquí. Puedes ver ediciones anteriores de Radar Clima aquí. LO QUE TIENES QUE SABER El Niño – Oscilación del Sur (ENOS) es un fenómeno natural recurrente que influye en las pautas meteorológicas […]
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Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. Story Spark: Tourism Rising sea levels, more frequent extreme weather, and other climate-fueled hazards are reshaping tourism across the world. Look no further […]
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“I think AI will probably, like, most likely, sort of lead to the end of the world,” Sam Altman said in 2015, the year he co-founded Open AI, the artificial intelligence company that made him a billionaire. But not to worry, he added: “in the meantime, there will be great companies created with serious machine […]
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La guerra de Estados Unidos e Israel contra Irán está teniendo consecuencias globales, también en Latinoamérica y España: suben los combustibles, y con ellos, el resto de los precios de consumo. Mientras, la ventana de oportunidad para la transición energética en la región corre el riesgo de cerrarse por asfixia financiera. La pregunta climática no […]
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“Plastics are everywhere in modern life,” Covering Climate Now wrote in a Climate Beat column in February 2024. “And since plastics are forever, the world’s seas are now littered with massive gyres of plastic waste — billions of tons of used food containers, water bottles, fishing gear, and other items that fragment into microplastics, ‘wreaking […]
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Welcome to Locally Sourced, a biweekly Covering Climate Now newsletter for journalists working to localize the climate story. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. Story Spark: Allergies Affecting nearly one in three adults worldwide, allergies may be one of the most widely tangible impacts of our warming […]
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