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Commuters drive amidst morning haze and toxic smog as schools and some coal-based power plants close down in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
Heavy smog shuts down schools in India’s capital
Houses in this Florida neighborhood are perched at the edge of a rapidly-eroding part of the town of Satellite Beach. The town is one of the few in the state that's investing in a major plan to shore itself up against the rising seas and stronger storms b
Environment
One small Florida city tries to adapt to climate change, mostly alone
Global average CO2 concentrations rose at a record rate in 2016 to more than 403 parts per million up from 400.00 ppm in 2015, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Concentrations of CO2 are now nearly 50% higher than pre-industrial levels.
Science
There’s more CO2 in the atmosphere now than any point in almost a million years
A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as an elderly woman and her poodle use an air mattress to float above flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey while waiting to be rescued from Scarsdale Boulevard in Houston, Texas, U.S.
Environment
The Dutch have advice on how Houston can plan for future flooding events
Commuters ride on rickshaws as streets are flooded due to heavy monsoon rains in Dhaka.
Conflict
Floods and landslides kill over 1,200 in South Asia
hurricane approaching land
Environment
Is climate change making hurricanes worse?
A US National Weather Service map shows precipitation levels across the southeastern US on October 4, 2015. White splotches in South Carolina indicate areas with more than 10 inches of rain.
Environment
The Carolinas’ ‘thousand-year’ flood follows a big rainfall trend across the US
Smog shrouds Chile's capital Santiago, June 22, 2015.
Environment
Climate change poses a massive health risk, but fighting it will be good for everyone
The river Thames floods the village of Datchet, southern England February 10, 2014. The British Government's top climate science agency says this winter's unrelenting rain is likely due at least in part to climate change.
Environment
The British government says climate change is likely behind its wettest winter ever
storms
Environment
Storm expert says climate change may have played a big role in Typhoon Haiyan after all