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Lauren Alkire (from left), Nick Ellis and Sean de Guzman, manager of snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit, conduct the third snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Echo Summit, Calif., on March 1. Kenneth James/California Department of Water Resources via AP, File hide caption

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The business model of luxury ski areas is again under scrutiny as the perils of climate change take hold in the Rocky Mountains. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption

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Will skiing survive? Resorts struggle through a winter of climate and housing woes

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Customers queue to enter a re-opened Zara clothes shop at Colombo shopping center in Lisbon, Portugal, on in April 2021. Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A wind turbine is silhouetted against the sky at sunset near Ellsworth, Kansas. The 300-foot-tall turbine is among the 134 units that make up the Post Rock Wind Farm. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption

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Misinformation is derailing renewable energy projects across the United States

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef has experienced four mass bleaching events in the last seven years, like this one in 2017. Scientists warn repeated bleaching makes it tough for corals to recover. Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images hide caption

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This satellite image shows the main piece of C-37 close to Bowman Island. Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable. NASA via AP hide caption

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Gas prices have hit a record high, not adjusted for inflation, which has sparked increased demand for electric cars, hybrids and smaller gasoline-powered vehicles. But shoppers may not find much to choose from. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Gas prices got you wanting an electric or hybrid car? Well, good luck finding one

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Vice President Harris looks at a hyperwall during a climate change discussion at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Nov. 5 , 2021. The SEC unveiled new proposals on Monday requiring companies to disclose climate-related risks. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The SEC wants companies to disclose how climate change is affecting them

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On Sept. 1, 2021, 7 inches of rain from the remains of Hurricane Ida hammered down on Cresskill Middle/High School in Bergen County, N.J. Superintendent Michael Burke walks through what's left of the media center. Mohamed Sadek for NPR hide caption

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This school wasn't built for the new climate reality. Yours may not be either

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Waves lap ashore near condo buildings in Sunny Isles, Fl., on Aug. 9, 2021. Rising sea levels are seen as one of the potential consequences of climate change and could impact areas such as Florida's Miami-Dade County. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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A pump jack operating in an oil field in Midland, Texas, July 29, 2020. A Texas law aims to punish investment firms that divest from fossil fuels. Tony Gutierrez/AP hide caption

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Texas and other states want to punish fossil fuel divestment

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Sarah Bloom Raskin speaks during her confirmation hearing at the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C. Raskin on Tuesday withdrew her nomination to a key Fed banking role. Ken Cedeno/AP hide caption

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Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance

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A worker assembles Volkswagen electric cars at the company's plant in Zwickau, Germany on Jan. 27. Automakers like Volkswagen are racing to secure enough metals to power the batteries needed to make electric vehicles. Jens Schlueter/Getty Images hide caption

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How a handful of metals could determine the future of the electric car industry

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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: How can soil's superpowers help us fight climate change?

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Fans spray air mixed with water vapor to cool down pedestrians on a Baghdad street on June 30, 2021, during a heat wave. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Muddied hands are pictured next to newly planted tree seedlings as Ethiopians take part in a national tree-planting drive in the capital Addis Ababa, on July 28, 2019. Michael Tewelde/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Silver Linings From The UN's Dire Climate Change Report

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A chemical plant near Lake Charles, La., burns after sustaining damage from Hurricane Laura in August 2020. A new analysis finds about one third of hazardous chemical facilities in the United States are at risk from climate-driven extreme weather. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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