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Toxic smog blankets New Delhi, disrupting travel and plunging air quality to hazardous levels

Dense toxic smog has blanketed New Delhi, pushing air pollution levels to their worst levels in weeks and disrupting travel

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China’s Fossil Fuel Power Output Set for First Drop in a Decade

China’s fossil fuel power plants are on track to chart their first annual drop in generation in a decade as renewables flood the grid to meet rising demand.

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Exmouth Gulf Marine Park Declared, Protecting Hope Spot

Cover image: Courtesy of Oceanwise Australia
EXMOUTH GULF, AUSTRALIA – Exmouth Gulf and the Ningaloo Coast form one of Earth’s extraordinary marine ecosystems, home to whales, dugongs, dolphins, turtles, manta rays, sea snakes, and migratory shorebirds. The area is also home to significant Aborigina…

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Ten Years Since the Paris Agreement: How Far We’ve Come and Where We Have To Go

With the renewable energy revolution firmly underway, the next years need to be about decisive, collective and fast transformation.
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How common is a white Christmas where you are?

Many of us probably dream of a white Christmas but how often have you actually seen one? Simon King takes a look at new analysis.

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Storm drops heavy snow around Northeast as Pacific Northwest braces for more rain

Approximately 63 million Americans are under a cold weather advisory, and around 11 million are under a freeze warning — mainly in the Gulf States where such low temperatures are rare.

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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica's 'doomsday glacier'

Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the Northern Hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea.

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New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season

The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2019, the National Weather Service said.

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Tabletop tomatoes and drought-resistant roses tipped as 2026’s top garden trends

RHS predicts big shift in gardening habits as green-fingered Britons adapt to climate breakdownBouquets of cut flowers will be swapped for tabletop vegetable plants next year, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as the UK charity announces its top plant trend predictions for 2026.Mini-planters…

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Carbon capture was spruiked as a way of limiting our emissions – but has Australia been greenwashed?

Despite billions in investment and backing from the federal government, carbon capture and storage technology ‘should be in no way treated as a climate solution’, critics sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US energy…

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All you need to know about the outcome of COP30

The world’s biggest climate talks have just ended, and it was people power that shone. But did leaders deliver real climate action?
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Hope Spot Champion Grantee Highlight: Cocos Island

Featured Image: Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) identified on a research expedition. Credit: Edwar Herreno
COCOS ISLAND, COSTA RICA –
Randall Arauz’s path to marine conservation began as a teenager on Junquillal Beach, Costa Rica, when he witnessed an olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) l…

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More atmospheric rivers coming for flooded Washington and the West Coast

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Interview: How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ are helping to shape Chinese climate policy

Local officials are often viewed as relatively weak actors in China’s governance structure, largely implementing...
The post Interview: How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ are helping to shape Chinese climate policy appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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Two decades of changes in the global network of illegal wildlife trade

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.

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Expedition Recap - Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems

In Fall 2025 the Hawaiʻi Abyssal Nodules and Associated Ecosystems Expedition, led by USGS scientists, investigated the geology, minerals, and environmental setting of the deep seabed offshore Moku o Keawe (Hawaiʻi Island) in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This work is part of ongoing collaborati…

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Where Does 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Go?

Iowa raises about 23 million hogs each year. That many animals produce a lot of manure—some 110 billion pounds of it—but no one keeps track of where it goes. That’s a problem. Most manure from Iowa’s concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) gets spread as fertilizer across the state’s cropland…

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Analysis: Why COP30’s ‘tripling adaptation finance’ target is less ambitious than it seems

One of the headline outcomes to emerge from COP30 was a new target to “at...
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Cropped 3 December 2025: Extreme weather in Africa; COP30 roundup; Saudi minister interview

We handpick and explain the most important stories at the intersection of climate, land, food...
The post Cropped 3 December 2025: Extreme weather in Africa; COP30 roundup; Saudi minister interview appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars

Party would also abolish zero-emission vehicle mandate, cutting legal requirement on carmakers to sell EVsThe Conservatives have announced proposals to end the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars and cut the legal requirement on car manufacturers to sell electric vehicles.A Conservative governmen…