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Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more

Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more

Update: 2024-09-13
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Heat, drought, and arson are fueling an explosion of fires in Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal region, highlighting the need for the world to act boldly on climate when Brazil hosts the UN climate talks next year.

Also, climate change got just one token question at the first and perhaps only debate between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. We offer other climate questions that should be asked about the Inflation Reduction Act, holding oil companies accountable and more.

And the relentless heating of the Earth is prompting people to move after climate-related catastrophes and amid more gradual changes. Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten is the author of On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America, about the northward migration he anticipates as Americans seek to escape punishing heat, fire, and drought.

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Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more

Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more

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