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FILE - People cool off in the water on a hot and sunny day at the beach in Barcelona, Spain, July 15, 2022. Earths fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up

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Government science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.

G-7 ministers on climate, energy and environment pose for a photo during its photo session in Sapporo, northern Japan, Saturday, April 15, 2023. Front row, from left are Vannia Gava, Italy's Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Ecological Transition, EU Oceans and Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Italy's Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Japan's Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura, Japan's Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, Germany's Environment Minister Steffi Lemke, Canada's Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada's Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Germany's Economy and Climate Minister Patrick Graichen. Back row, from left are U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, France's Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher, France's Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Bechu, Britain's Environment Secretary Therese Coffey and Britain's Energy Secretary Grant Shapps. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

G7 vows to step up moves to renewable energy, zero carbon

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Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants.

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the U.S. Consulate General after the G-7 ministers' meeting on climate, energy and environment in Sapporo, northern Japan, Sunday, April 16, 2023. So much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions, though much more needs to be done much faster to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, U.S. Presidential Envoy John Kerry said Sunday. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Climate envoy Kerry: No rolling back clean energy transition

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U.S. envoy on climate change John Kerry says so much has been invested in clean energy that there can be no rolling back of moves to end carbon emissions.

FILE - Farmer Barry Evans drops dusty soil from a cotton crop he shredded and planted over with wheat, Oct. 3, 2022, in Kress, Texas. A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry

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A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise.

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FILE - Vehicles drive past the El Palito oil refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, Dec. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
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Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment

Read full article: Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment

Environmental experts warn that U.S. plans under President Donald Trump to restart and control Venezuelan oil exports could intensify pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and ecological damage in a country already burdened by decades of oil-related degradation.

FILE - A pumpjack operates in the foreground while a wind turbine at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rises in the distance, Sept. 30, 2024, near Hays, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

Read full article: Experts say Trump pullout from UN climate fighting will hurt world and leave US out of green surge

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the United Nations climate framework marks a significant escalation of anti-climate policy.

FILE - A loader holds a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" in its bucket as workers install it at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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Officials withheld evidence on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental groups say

Read full article: Officials withheld evidence on Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ funding, environmental groups say

Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades.

Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of the Mount Etna, as an eruption started on Dec. 24 continues, in Sicily, Italy, Monday Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Allegra)
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Europe’s most active volcano is erupting, and tour guides are told to stay away

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Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities after a round of eruptions at the giant volcano in recent weeks.

FILE - The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
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US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

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The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations.

Bus driver Jackie Terry builds a snow sculpture for her students to enjoy along their bus route on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 in Vergennes, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
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Winter storms bring snow, ice and school and road closures to New England. More bad weather's coming

Read full article: Winter storms bring snow, ice and school and road closures to New England. More bad weather's coming

Messy winter weather brought snow, ice, freezing rain and dangerous driving to the New England states as the region prepared for more unpleasant conditions later in the week.

FILE - Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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Trump’s offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers

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Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.

In this photo released by the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, rescuers and villagers search for victims after flash floods hit Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. (BASARNAS via AP)

Flash floods in Indonesia kill at least 16 people and sweep away homes

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Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 16 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province.

FILE - A pelican flies over new marsh grass in front of a state-initiated dredging project near East Grand Terre Island, where the Gulf of Mexico meets Barataria Bay along the Louisiana coast, Aug. 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Read full article: Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Pipeline safety regulators have imposed their largest fine ever on the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast in 2023.

This photo provided by Gary Messina shows a mountain lion in the brush between two trees along the Crosier Mountain trail in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Glen Haven, Colo., on Nov 11, 2025. (Gary Messina via AP)

Search ends for mountain lions after solo hiker fatally attacked on Colorado trail

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The search for mountain lions in a remote area of Colorado where a solo hiker was fatally attacked last week has ended.

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct

Read full article: A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct

One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.

A worker in protective gear exits a storage container at a cleanup site, Dec. 3, 2025, months after the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Their homes survived the historic LA area wildfires, but a year later they fear living in them

Read full article: Their homes survived the historic LA area wildfires, but a year later they fear living in them

It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people.

Streets are flooded by the "King Tides", occurring when the sun, moon and Earth align, causing a stronger gravitational pull Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, near Corte Madera in Marin County, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Rain continues in parts of California reeling from flooding and high tides

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Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours and high tides caused flooding, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars.

Magdi Abu Al-Khair bids farewell to his mother, Amal Abu Al-Khair, after she and her grandchild, Saud, were killed when their tent caught fire overnight at the Yarmouk displacement camp, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing

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A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire.

FILE - Marching bands perform along Colorado Blvd. in the 136th Rose Parade, in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Nasty weather on tap for New Year fetes at Rose Parade in California and revelers in New York City

Read full article: Nasty weather on tap for New Year fetes at Rose Parade in California and revelers in New York City

Marching bands, floats and thousands of spectators are bracing for a rare dose of New Year’s Day rain for the prestigious Rose Parade in Southern California.