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A satellite image of the Northeast Pacific taken by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Sept. 12.

Here's What the Massive Amount of Smoke Created by West Coast Wildfires Looks Like From Space

Satellite images show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the West Coast of ...

Satellite images show massive amounts of smoke engulfing the West Coast of the U.S. and extending hundreds of miles over the Pacific Ocean

People take shelter on the roof of a school in Jamalpur, Bangladesh in 2016. Around 1.5 million people were affected by flooding that summer, according to the Bangladesh Disaster Management Bureau. In 2020, a third of the country has been hit with dramatic flooding.

The Debate About Reopening Schools Is a Preview of Climate-Related Disruption to Come

The list of guidelines to allow students to go to school safely is long and...

The list of guidelines to allow students to go to school safely is long and complicated: new classroom designs to protect students, flexible school calendars to prepare for the unpredictable and additional teachers standing by...

Gumato Kunni, who was married at fifteen years old, looking outside the window of her home in Marsabit, northern Kenya, on March 15, 2020.

Kenya Is Trying to End Child Marriage. But Climate Change Is Putting More Young Girls at Risk

Reporting for this article was supported by a grant from The Pulitzer Cente...

Reporting for this article was supported by a grant from The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. In a small hut in the village of Bubisa, a young bride named Tunne sits alone on a makeshift...

An activist takes part in a protest against the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 25, 2019.

Record Number of Environmental Activists Killed In 2019

An environmental NGO says the actual death toll is likely much higher, as m...

An environmental NGO says the actual death toll is likely much higher, as many cases go unreported

Extinction Rebellion members disrupt London Fashion Week in the U.K. capital on Feb. 2.

A Revolution's Evolution: Inside Extinction Rebellion’s Attempt to Reform Its Climate Activism

One of the world's most influential climate activist groups tries to f...

One of the world's most influential climate activist groups tries to find a new path forward after losing its way

Sunrise over a power station in Adelaide, Australia, in 2019. City skies across the world have been clearer during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that’s unlikely to last.

2020 Is Our Last, Best Chance to Save the Planet

The world was ready to tackle climate change. Then 2020 happened

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex after catching fire on June 21, 2019

Why the Larger Climate Movement Is Finally Embracing the Fight Against Environmental Racism

The larger climate movement is finally embracing the fight against environm...

The larger climate movement is finally embracing the fight against environmental racism