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A camera and a wildfire.
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Where Are All the Fictional Movies About Climate Change?

Climate shouldn’t be only a story for documentaries.

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The Complicated Case for Pollotarianism

America should eat more chicken. But how many is too many?

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AM Briefing: Can Lego Ditch Fossil Fuels?

On climate-friendly toys, the Sunrise Movement, and solar-powered schools

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AM Briefing: Ernesto Approaches

On the storm’s trajectory, solar cell tariffs, and adapting to extreme heat

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Reddy Kilowatt.

The Energy Mascot that Electrified America

An animation historian on Reddy Kilowatt, the cartoon charged with electrifying everything in the early 20th century.

Earth in the clouds.

How a Top Climate Scientist Learned to Speak Up

Stanford’s Rob Jackson discusses methane, the “my-ocene,” and his new book, Into the Clear Blue Sky.

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AM Briefing: North America Ablaze

On the Park Fire, coastal climate resilience, and flight delays

Wildfire Season Is Already Devastating North America
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Current conditions: Eastern Bolivia declared an extreme weather state of emergency through the end of the year • The Chinese province of Fujian has recorded 1.6 feet of rain since Wednesday • Rain in Paris is threatening to make for a soggy Olympics opening ceremony.

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1. Huge wildfires burn in Canada, California, Oregon

Massive wildfires are burning in western states and in Canada, sending plumes of smoke fanning out across the U.S. Triple-digit heat has fueled the fire conditions, but some cooler weather is expected over the weekend.

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Images of tornados and science.
<p>Illustration by Simon Abranowicz</p>

This weekend, millions of Americans were reminded that we are living in extraordinary times. At moments, it almost seemed like you could feel our place in the great continuum of history — at once stretching backward to those who came before us while also extending forward, onward, to those who’ve been passed the torch.

I am talking, of course, about the Twister sequel.

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