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2023 was a really hot year. Then came 2024 | WWNO
1 day ago · It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.
Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed …
20 hours ago · The tsunami claimed the lives of over 8,000 people in Thailand, including many who remain missing, leaving a deep scar in the nation's history.Nearly 400 bodies remain unclaimed. Mourners shed ...
Pope urges 'all people of all nations' to silence arms in Christmas ...
1 day ago · Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday ...
A biologist explains what humanity could learn from natural …
1 day ago · In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems.
A look at the tsunami that devastated Indian Ocean coastal …
1 day ago · Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.
Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are …
Dec 17, 2024 · AILSA CHANG, HOST: For decades, Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety, until war erupted last year. Now, there have been almost daily attacks on that camp, which hosts hundreds of ...
Climate change and extinction risk | WWNO
Dec 5, 2024 · A new study projects just how bad things could get for biodiversity if global warming speeds up. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that under the most extreme warming scenarios, about one in three ...
How many species could go extinct from climate change? It …
Dec 7, 2024 · A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing extinction by the end of the century.
From Sea to Rising Sea | WWNO
Nov 18, 2024 · Devon Parfait is the young chief of the Dulac Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw. He is trying to find solutions to keep his tribe intact as they face rising seas and land loss.