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Guide aims to build confidence in the voluntary carbon market
An international nonprofit has helped carbon markets in Peru, Kenya, Pakistan and Mexico. Its guide is aimed at "ensuring integrity."
Coastal towns restore marshes, dunes, reefs to offset rising seas
Communities across the nation are also building flood walls, berms and levees to protect areas that lack adequate natural protection.
Over 150 people missing after devastating floods in Pakistan
A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.
Spain’s prime minister urges national climate pact as fires rage
Pedro Sanchez said he’ll present a plan to enhance nationwide coordination to improve the country’s readiness for climate disasters.
Cloudbursts are ravaging India and Pakistan. What are they?
The sudden, violent storms dump large volumes of rain in a short time — usually about 4 inches within an hour over a localized area.
