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Your Thanksgiving leftovers are harming the planet. Here are ways to shop and cook smarter.

Experts say a pinch of extra planning can ensure more gets eaten and recommend that home cooks treat scraps like ingredients, not trash.
It is time for Thanksgiving turkey!
It is time for Thanksgiving turkey!

'Screwball,' 'crazy,' 'strange': As hurricane season ends, researchers note its surprises

The surprises were a reminder of the season's unpredictability — particularly in a warming world — even as forecasting gets more accurate.
A man looks for salvageable items in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.
A man looks for salvageable items in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

COP30 climate deal increases money to countries hit by climate change, but no explicit fossil fuel plan

Brazilian hosts of the conference said they'd eventually come up with a road map to get away from fossil fuels, working with hard-line Colombia.
Image: BRAZIL-CLIMATE-COP30-UN
Image: BRAZIL-CLIMATE-COP30-UN

With the world at a climate summit, White House pushes major environmental rollbacks

A series of sweeping proposals this week encouraged oil drilling and weakening protections for wetlands and endangered animals.
U.N Climate Change Conference COP 30
U.N Climate Change Conference COP 30
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Brazil

Brazil

Fire prompts evacuations at U.N. climate talks in Brazil; 13 suffer smoke inhalation

Fire officials ordered the evacuation of the entire site for the conference, known as COP30, and it wasn’t clear when the talks would resume.
Image: COP30
Image: COP30

Trump administration announces plan to drill oil off California and Florida

The plan has been met with strong opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and is likely to draw bipartisan pushback in Florida.
A person fishes with offshore oil and gas platform in California.
A person fishes with offshore oil and gas platform in California.
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Taps run dry as water crisis forces Iran to consider evacuating its capital

A drastic new message adorns the walls of Tehran, usually reserved for war heroes and weapons: "There is a water shortage!"
Iran was laying plans on November 8, 2025, to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran's 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades.
Iran was laying plans on November 8, 2025, to cut off water supplies periodically to Tehran's 10-million-strong population as it battles its worst drought in many decades.

China finds bigger role as U.S. sidesteps Brazil climate summit

Critics say the U.S. withdrawal cedes valuable ground as China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, rapidly expands its renewable and EV industries.
A visitor looks at Xi Jinping's book at China's Pavillion during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil on Nov. 10.
A visitor looks at Xi Jinping's book at China's Pavillion during the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Brazil on Nov. 10.
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South America

South America

California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasts Trump for 'dumb' U.S. climate policy

Speaking at the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, California Governor Gavin Newsom said his state, the world’s fourth-largest economy, would continue to prioritize green technology.
Image: BRAZIL-CLIMATE-COP30-UN
Image: BRAZIL-CLIMATE-COP30-UN

India tightens anti-pollution measures in Delhi after rare protest

The move follows a weekend protest where police detained dozens of people demanding cleaner air, a rare public demonstration against pollution in the Indian capital.
Image: INDIA-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION-PROTEST
Image: INDIA-ENVIRONMENT-POLLUTION-PROTEST

At U.N. climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sought to convince world powers to mobilize enough funds to halt the ongoing destruction of climate-stabilizing tropical rainforests.
COP30 climate summit, in Belem
COP30 climate summit, in Belem

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