![West Antarctica — home to the Thwaites Glacier, also known as the "Doomsday glacier" — is the continent's largest contributor to global sea level rise.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231020103907-thwaites-glacier-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Rapid melting in West Antarctica is ‘unavoidable,’ with potentially disastrous consequences for sea level rise, study finds
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GOP-led states and industry groups ask Supreme Court to block Biden’s ‘good neighbor’ pollution rule
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Wildfires are dealing a massive blow to US real estate and homeownership, congressional report finds
![LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie attend the "Barbie" European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 12, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231010164955-gosling-robbie-072023.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
‘Barbie’ stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling will ‘do right’ in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel, producer says
![Migrants approach the border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, on the other side of the border from El Paso, Texas. Migrants gathered along the Mexican side of the southern border Wednesday as they waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether and when to lift pandemic-era restrictions that have prevented many from seeking asylum. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/231005055943-texas-border-wall-biden-administration.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Biden says border walls don’t work as administration bypasses laws to build more barriers in South Texas
![U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crews use dredges and pipes to move silt onto an underwater sill along the bottom of the Mississippi River on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, about 20 miles downriver from New Orleans. The sill aims to keep saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico from moving upriver. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230929161508-01-new-orleans-saltwater-mississippi-climate.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Saltwater is ‘winning’: Why low water levels have grown into a huge problem for the New Orleans area
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Majority of national parks will close and annual Fat Bear Week canceled if government shuts down, Biden admin warns
![Pipes carrying sediment crisscross the Mississippi River where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is building an underwater sill with that mud that should slow the flow of saltwater up the Mississippi River south of New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230927171255-new-orleans-saltwater-pipeline-climate.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Biden approves emergency declaration in Louisiana for saltwater intrusion that threatens New Orleans
![Los Angeles, CA - September 26: Laura Cabanillas, left, her husband Gerardo Cabanillas, middle, listen as Mike Semanchik, right, Executive Director - of The Innocence Center speak during a press conference in the Hall of Justice Media Room on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the exoneration of Mr. Gerardo Cabanillas after more than 28 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230926174744-02-gerardo-cabanillas.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
DNA testing leads to exoneration of California man imprisoned nearly 3 decades on kidnapping and sexual assault convictions
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Ophelia continues weakening as it moves up the East Coast, bringing heavy rain from North Carolina to New Jersey
![Mostly empty shelves of bottled water at Fremin's Food Market in Port Sulphur, in Plaquemines Parish, La., as concerns grow over drinking water due to salt water intrusion moving up the nearby Mississippi River.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230922180615-new-orleans-drinking-water-shortage.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Army Corps will barge in up to 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater threatens drinking water south of New Orleans
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California seals its reputation as a climate juggernaut with a wave of legislation and head-turning lawsuit
![The Philippine Coast Guard released video exposing the severe damage on marine environment and coral reef in the seabed of Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal in the South China Sea.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919011830-02-hfr-philippines-coral-reef-south-china-sea-intl-hnk.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
The Philippines accuses China’s shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
![Britain's King Charles addresses Senators and members of the National Assembly at the French Senate, the first time a member of the British Royal Family has spoken from the Senate Chamber, in Paris on September 21, 2023. Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla are on a three-day state visit starting on September 20, 2023, to Paris and Bordeaux, six months after rioting and strikes forced the last-minute postponement of his first state visit as king. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / POOL / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230921052756-01-king-charles-senate-address-fr-092023.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
King Charles makes historic speech at French senate as he hails ‘indispensable’ UK-France relationship
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UN chief warns ‘humanity has opened the gates to hell’ as he convenes world leaders for climate summit
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Winter expected to be costlier for those who heat with oil. But natural gas heat users will finally get a break.
![Christine White walks through her flood-damaged house in Lost Creek, Kentucky, on September 29, 2022. - Chase Hays is "torn": after seeing floods ravage his hamlet in the Appalachian mountains, he filed a complaint against the mine that overlooks it, but this 34-year-old American does not want to be perceived as an "enemy" of coal. Like him, people in eastern Kentucky are struggling to challenge an industry that has long offered the only well-paying jobs in the region. And in the run-up to the midterm elections, few candidates dare to talk to them about climate change.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919120439-kentucky-home-flood-damage-0729-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Insurance premiums could surge in these American cities because of climate disasters, new data shows
![Protesters rejecting resettlement plans clash with riot police on September 11 outside government offices.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230917063712-02-bp-batam.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
![TOPSHOT - People look at the damage caused by freak floods in Derna, eastern Libya, on September 11, 2023. Flash floods in eastern Libya killed more than 2,300 people in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna alone, the emergency services of the Tripoli-based government said on September 12. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230919095437-libya-flood-water-091123.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Horrific Libya flooding made up to 50 times more likely by planet-warming pollution, scientists find
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Remnants of Lee move over northern Atlantic after bringing fierce winds and coastal flooding to Canada and northeast US
![A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12., 2023. Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal towns, the destruction appeared greatest in Derna city. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230913105006-08-libya-flooding-091223-derna.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Ten countries and territories saw severe flooding in just 12 days. Is this the future of climate change?
![Cracked earth is visible in an area once under the water of Lake Mead at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Jan. 27, 2023, near Boulder City, Nevada.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230913100747-01-lake-mead-012723.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_270,w_480,c_fill)
Conditions on Earth may be moving outside the ‘safe operating space’ for humanity, according to dozens of scientists