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Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024

The Amazon rainforest staggered through another difficult year in 2024.

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather

Indigenous peoples: adapting to and combatting climate change

Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia is increasingly threatened by development and pollution

The Amazon’s Ashaninka tribe restored their territory. Now they aim to change the region

As climate change alters lakes, tribes and conservationists fight for the future of spearfishing

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

In Colombia, Amazon River’s extreme drought falls hard on Indigenous communities

On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation

In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change

Global demand spurring Indonesia’s mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

Climate and the Arctic

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

Manitoba’s train is a lifeline for many towns. Now tourists are also discovering the route

COP29 UN Climate Conference

In southern India’s tea country, small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests

Azerbaijan accused of ramping up repression of critics ahead of hosting UN climate summit

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

Azerbaijan is the host of the UN’s climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate

Multilateral banks are key to financing the fight against global warming. Here is how they work

At UN climate talks, “sewage” beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

Indigenous peoples, impacted by climate change, raise alarm about the planet at COP29

Tea is a way of life in Azerbaijan and center stage at COP29. But it’s not immune to climate change

Extreme weather and its impact on humans

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Hotter summers are making high school football a fatal game for some players

Sweaty corn is making it even more humid

For India’s garbage pickers, a miserable and dangerous job made worse by extreme heat

Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes

How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart

Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely

Cascading disasters push residents of a Nepalese valley to the brink

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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

Likely in its last decade, a Czech coal mine provides fuel for electricity and heat

In Zimbabwe, schoolchildren face threats from animals. Now they are learning how to spot the dangers

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters

In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

Gulf oil spill: Workers left behind

Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing

Takeaways from AP’s story on the BP oil spill medical settlement’s shortcomings

BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain

Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan

New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday.

Still unable to find equipment makers, New Jersey offshore wind project seeks 2nd delay

A New Jersey offshore wind project is seeking a second delay because it still can’t find someone to build equipment for its turbines.

Biden moves to block oil, gas and geothermal development in a Nevada mountain range for 20 years

President Joe Biden’s administration is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains.

California will soon require insurers to increase home coverage in wildfire-prone areas

California will start requiring property insurers to increase coverage in wildfire-prone areas after homeowners across the state increasingly struggle to find policies.

A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest butterfly collection in a suburb of Kenya’s capital.

Authorities seek help finding those responsible for damaging a petroglyph panel in Utah

Authorities in Utah are asking the public to help it determine who damaged a petroglyph panel with illegally installed climbing bolts.

Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east

A strong storm system is threatening to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.

Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park

Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile parcel of pristine, state-owned land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million. Gov.

Travelers face disruptions as foggy weather affects UK airports

Travelers to and from the U.K. are facing disruption and delays with foggy weather affecting some of the country’s airports. Nats, the U.K.

Two climbers found dead on Italy’s Gran Sasso massif five days after falling into ravine

The bodies of two Italian climbers have been found on the Gran Sasso massif five days after the men disappeared during an excursion, rescuers said.

Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel

Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.

A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends

A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month. She is the third baby hippo born at the zoo within five years.

New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change

Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed by Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Powerful thunderstorms rumble across Texas, delaying holiday travel

Severe thunderstorms are firing up in parts of Texas and could trigger high winds, hail and potential tornadoes.

How well did electric vehicles sell in 2024?

Here are a few takeaways on electric vehicles in 2024: As of November, the global EV market grew by 25% year-over-year.

The body of a missing Hungarian hiker is found in Slovenia

Slovenia’s mountain rescuers have found the body of a Hungarian hiker who got lost in a blizzard in the Alps last week.

Greek police warn drivers to use snow chains after long traffic jams reported in some mountain areas

Greek traffic police are warning drivers in areas with ice and snow to use snow chains after long traffic jams were reported near some ski resorts because of cars stuck on the roads.

Flooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart

Jerry and Sibrina Barnett never spent a single day apart in 35 years together. They both worked long hours and never went on vacations.

Heat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia

Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are bracing for potentially devastating wild fires as a heat wave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions in several years.

Snowy owl rescued from car grille by Minnesota woman who saved another bird hours earlier

A great gray owl and a snowy owl are being treated by experts after being rescued by a northern Minnesota woman.