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Buying green can drive China’s climate action
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Past El Niños offer a warning as unprecedented event looms
Past very strong El Niño events, with record heat, drought, precipitation, floods, and wildfires, have taken a toll in human lives, human health, national and community economies, and ecosystems. Some effects can linger as much as a decade, after these events.
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Leather exempted from EU's landmark deforestation law
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