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Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding in North Carolina. A new study from the United Nations Environment Programme shows the world is on track for more severe climate impacts, like severe storms and extreme rain.

Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused destructive flooding in North Carolina this year. A new study from the United Nations Environment Programme shows the world is on track for more severe climate impacts, like severe storms and extreme rain. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption

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How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and the world is still on track for severe climate change impacts, a new U.N. report finds. Action this decade will be essential.

How is the world doing on climate change? Not great

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Friday

Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead 2024 climate talks

Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan ecology and natural resources minister, attends a plenary session at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit on Dec. 11, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Babayev has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation. Rafiq Maqbool/AP hide caption

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Climate

Azerbaijan names a former oil executive to lead 2024 climate talks

Mukhtar Babayev, has been named to lead the United Nations' annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company.