Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

[ad_1] The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Carbon dioxide, the most important and abundant of the greenhouse gases caused by humans, rose in 2023 by the third highest amount in 65 years of record…

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Half a year into the war in Gaza, here’s a look at the conflict by the numbers

[ad_1] JERUSALEM — The Israel-Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack, Israel has pummeled the Gaza Strip, displacing the vast majority of the population and causing many to flee to Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah….

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Mexico’s president says his country is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after embassy raid

[ad_1] QUITO, Ecuador — Mexico is breaking off diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a former Ecuadorian vice president who has sought political asylum there after being indicted on corruption. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made the announcement Friday evening after Ecuadorian police forced their…

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U.S. and China in high-level talks to deport more Chinese nationals, Mayorkas says

[ad_1] The U.S. is conducting high-level discussions with China aimed at increasing the number of Chinese nationals deported from the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in an exclusive interview with NBC News. Such an agreement would be a breakthrough in U.S.-China relations and American immigration policy. China has long been uncooperative with…

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