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ST. LOUIS: Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore answers a question as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush listens during their third debate at Washington University on October 17, 2000.

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Al Gore Fast Facts

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Jay Inslee Fast Facts

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Natural vs. artificial: Which Christmas tree option is better for the climate?

Large machinery stores electrical coal just unloaded from cargo ships at the Port coal terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, July 24, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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‘Unstoppable’ energy transition means demand for oil, gas, and coal set to peak by 2030

West Antarctica — home to the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday glacier" — is the continent's largest contributor to global sea level rise.

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Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 13: Supporters listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at Tioga Marine Terminal on October 13, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden discussed how his Bidenomics agenda is creating good-paying union jobs, investing in infrastructure, accelerating the transition to a clean energy future, and combatting the climate crisis.(Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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Climate group will spend $80 million to tout Biden’s environmental record

U.S. President Joe Biden makes a statement about the stopgap government funding bill passed by the U.S. House and Senate to avert a government shutdown at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Bonnie Cash

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Biden announces regional hydrogen hubs in hopes of sparking a clean-energy revolution

PRODUCTION - 07 September 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Tettnang: A tractor drives through a hop field belonging to hop farmer Ludwig Locher to separate the hops so that they can fall into the trailer and be transported away. (Shot with drone) Photo: Felix Kästle/dpa (Photo by Felix Kästle/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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The climate crisis is coming for your hoppy beer

A bicyclist rides past a screen airing a news channel showing a weather segment forecasting an upcoming heat wave on Aug. 22, 2023, at Daley Plaza in Chicago.

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The Midwest US could be a hotspot for deadly ‘moist heat stress’ as global temperatures climb

DOMINICA - SEPTEMBER 27: In this U.S. Navy handout, Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Brandon Larnard, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), carries an evacuee off an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter following the landfall of Hurricane Maria on the island of Dominica. Evacuees are being transported to island airports for transfer to the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. The Department of Defense is supporting United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the lead federal agency, in helping those affected by Hurricane Maria to minimize suffering and is one component of the overall whole-of-government response effort. (Photo by Sean Galbreath/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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Floods, storms and fires displaced 20,000 children every day over past six years, UNICEF report finds

A vehicle that got washed away lies atop a submerged building after flash floods triggered by a sudden heavy rainfall swamped the Rangpo town in Sikkim, India, Thursday, Oct.5. 2023. The flooding took place along the Teesta River in the Lachen Valley of the north-eastern state, and was worsened when parts of a dam were washed away. (AP Photo/Prakash Adhikari)

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Glacial lake bursts in India leaving 100 missing and 19 dead

A local fills a plastic water bottle donated by a neighbour during heat wave with temperature 39 degrees Celsius on September 30, 2023 in Soure city at the Marajo island in Brazil. The lack of drinking water in many neighbourhoods is constant due to the neglect of local authorities in Ilha do Marajo. (Photo by Paulo Amorim/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

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Scientist calls record global heat in September ‘gobsmackingly bananas’

Kiel Institute for the World Economy is threatening to fire a senior climate researcher on field work in Papua New Guinea, for refusing to fly as a means of transport back to Germany

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A climate researcher risks losing university post for refusing to fly home

An aerial picture taken on September 30, 2022 shows the only access to the Matlacha neighborhood destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida. - Forecasters expect Hurricane Ian to cause life-threatening storm surges in the Carolinas on Friday after unleashing devastation in Florida, where it left a yet unknown number of dead in its wake. After weakening across Florida, Ian regained its Category 1 status in the Atlantic Ocean and was headed toward the Carolinas, the US National Hurricane Center said Friday.

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Why countries are choosing to build new cities in places at high risk of worsening floods

Pope Francis attends the ecumenical prayer vigil in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

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Pope Francis lambasts climate change skeptics and ‘irresponsible’ Western lifestyles

The Nobel Peace Prize medal.

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Nobel Peace Prize could give a glimmer of hope amid era of conflict and climate crisis

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Coffee is in danger. Starbucks is working on solutions

A City Corporation Worker Sprays Dengue Repellent at a hospital area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 9, 2023.

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Bangladesh’s worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak visit 'Fourpure Brewery' in Bermondsey on October 27, 2021 in London, England. Earlier in the day, Sunak presented the government's budget, and how to "deliver a stronger economy for the British people", to the House of Commons. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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Britain’s PM seeks to rally his party ahead of an election they are tipped to lose

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews use dredges and pipes to move silt onto an underwater sill along the bottom of the Mississippi River on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans. The sill aims to keep saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico from moving upriver. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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Saltwater is ‘winning’: Why low water levels have grown into a huge problem for the New Orleans area

Climate videos

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155-year-old chocolate company braces for dramatic rise in cocoa prices 3:28

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‘Literally changing the length of the day’: Scientist on fluctuations amid climate change 2:11

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Photographer captures stunning images of ‘rivers of rust’ in Canada 4:00

Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts

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This $600k defense against sea level rise could have lasted 3 years. It was destroyed in less than a day 3:02

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Ahmedabad’s plan to reduce heat-related deaths 2:39

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World’s biggest pollution monitor launches into orbit 2:47

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‘We have to prepare for it now’: Mayorkas warns on Texas wildfires and climate crisis 1:07

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Why climate change makes wildfires worse 1:01

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Popular ski resort has no snow this year. See the scene 3:09

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See Bill Nye’s warning about ‘doomsday’ glacier (2021) 2:30

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Experts warn one of world’s largest cities may be out of water by summer 3:33

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Record-breaking heat sets up the potential for severe weather midweek 0:56

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CNN 10: The big stories of the day, explained in 10 minutes 10:00

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Women are the key to combating the climate crisis, says leading scientist 16:51

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Study: Longtime ice sheet could melt again; raise sea levels 2:34

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Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds 2:30

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Climate scientist wins defamation lawsuit against conservative writers 0:58

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Climate scientist has a message after winning more than $1M in lawsuit 3:07

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A look at Friday’s top climate stories 2:06

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Earth just experienced the hottest 12-month period on record 2:18

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