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## Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China

In the Atlantic, we’re watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands.

by Jeff Masters

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### Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has helped 10 Philly schools get AC

by YCC Team

Species & Ecosystems

### The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them

by Bridgett Ennis

Communicating Climate

### Inside the viral lies that spread climate confusion

by Johani Carolina Ponce

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## recent posts

### UN International Court of Justice says countries have a legal obligation to reduce pollution

Although the ruling is not enforceable, it may influence other international and domestic courts.

by YCC Team

### Bermuda braces for a pounding from strengthening Hurricane Imelda

The hurricane is expected to pass over or very near Bermuda early Thursday morning as a Cat 2 storm.

by Jeff Masters

### Hotter weather may be making more children sick

At two hospitals in Texas, the number of children coming into the ER with heat-related illnesses more than doubled between 2012 and 2023.

by YCC Team

### Many amphibians may be imperiled by climate change, study finds

Heat waves and droughts seem to be pushing more amphibians toward extinction.

by YCC Team

### Tropical Storm Imelda drenches the Bahamas

Imelda is expected to turn sharply east-northeastward on Tuesday and threaten Bermuda as a Cat 2 hurricane on Wednesday.

by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson

### Disasters caused over $131 billion in losses in the first half of 2025

The costs of such disasters have been rising in the U.S. for a few different reasons.

by YCC Team

### The climate needs a chorus: Teenagers from around the world speak up

The five winners of the Climate Cardinals-Yale Climate Connections youth essay contest share their ideas for addressing the global crisis.

by Yasser Arafat Amidu, Khurshiddinov Timur, Paz María Juárez, David Beckham Unaegbu and Talibzada Matanat

### Tropical Depression 9 plowing through the Bahamas

Confidence is increasing that TD 9 will miss making a U.S. landfall.

by Jeff Masters and Bob Henson

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*Learn more about the climate crisis, from causes to solutions.*

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### When Helene hit, they lost their homes. Under Trump, they could lose even more.

One year after massive flooding hit western North Carolina, immigrant families are rebuilding with little more than grit, neighbors, and community organizing – under an increasingly hostile government.

### Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report

They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.

### Ani Dasgupta talked to 100 climate experts. He came away optimistic.

In his new book, ‘The New Global Possible,’ Dasgupta shares what he learned from talking with dozens of climate luminaries and how that can reshape how we think about climate action.

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### Cuando Helene golpeó, perdieron sus hogares. Con Trump, podrían perder aún más.

Un año después de las inundaciones masivas que afectaron al oeste de Carolina del Norte, familias inmigrantes están reconstruyendo con poco más que determinación y apoyo comunitario, bajo un gobierno cada vez más hostil.

### A medida que Humberto arrasa, otro sistema de rápida evolución merece estrecha vigilancia

Es probable que el Invest 94L se convierta en tormenta tropical sobre las Bahamas este fin de semana, y podría alcanzar Georgia o las Carolinas como huracán a principios de la próxima semana. Aunque la incertidumbre es alta, este es un buen momento para asegurarse de que los planes contra huracanes y los equipos de emergencia estén listos

### Gabrielle se dirige a las Azores mientras Humberto y la perturbación 94L se desarrollan en el Atlántico noroeste

Unas aguas inusualmente cálidas están alimentando unos días agitados cerca del punto máximo de la temporada de huracanes.

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## EDITOR’S PICKS

### Clean energy generates major economic benefits, especially in red states

But a Trump-era funding freeze could disrupt investments in clean energy projects.

by Karin Kirk

### Our elected officials have known about climate change for decades

The science has been settled for longer than many of us have been alive. So why do some still claim it’s uncertain?

by Bridgett Ennis

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## snow & ice

### ‘Global Glacier Casualty List’ honors ice giants that are melting away

### Bowhead whales are losing habitat they’ve preferred for 12,000 years

### That Swiss glacier collapse? It wasn’t a one-off

## energy

### News roundup: Scientists challenge misleading Department of Energy climate report

### How a utility shut-off can trigger a family crisis

### Satellites are mapping the biggest CO2 polluters in the world

## jobs & economy

### Climate solutions can start at your desk

### China pulls ahead in the renewable race

### Goodwill’s Clean Tech Accelerator trains people for clean energy jobs

## Policy & Politics

### What you need to know about AI and climate change

### The $7,500 EV deal that disappears at the end of September

### Why a group of Catholics urged Congress to take climate action

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