Global Warming

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U.K. Approves Long-Stalled Jackdaw Gas Drilling Project in the North Sea

The project will lessen the country’s dependence on imported energy, though environmental advocates say it undercuts a pledge to reduce carbon emissions.

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The Overlapping Plagues Quietly Devastating American Forests

Trees are suffering one devastating epidemic after another, unleashed by insects and bacteria that enter the country because of global trade.

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El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

A sugarcane crop withered by El Niño in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.

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I.M.F. Warns Mideast War Will Widen Gap Between Rich and Poor Countries

Persistent conflicts, high energy costs and technological upheavals will slow global growth and raise prices, the organization forecast.

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