Trouble was looming. That much was clear. For days, Libyans looked across the Mediterranean to Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, where a powerful storm had already killed more than a dozen people. But when it got to the North African nation, disaster grew exponentially. Torrential rains swelled the waters behind two dams until they burst, inundating …
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Climate change is an issue that stretches across borders, touching every facet of our lives. Addressing it likewise requires shifts in almost every industry and institution. On Sept. 21, The New York Times will bring together newsmakers, including innovators, activists, scientists and policymakers, for an all-day event examining the actions needed to confront climate change. …
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As voter frustration boiled because of inflation, housing prices, climate change and other issues, the newly shuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posed for a “family photo” on Wednesday. It resembled a portrait introducing a new cabinet after an election, said Jeni Armstrong, an instructor at Carleton University in Ottawa and a former political …
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