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FILE PHOTO: Broadcaster and filmmaker David Attenborough attends the premiere of Blue Planet II at the British Film Institute in London, Britain, September 27, 2017. | REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Broadcaster and filmmaker David Attenborough attends the premiere of Blue Planet II at the British Film Institute in London, Britain, September 27, 2017. | REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

David Attenborough: Coronavirus Poses Threat to Climate Change Campaigns

The coronavirus pandemic comes as the world is struggling with unprecedented storms, wildfires and droughts linked to climate change, experts say.

Rain drops are seen on outdoor protective plastic sheeting surrounding a woman at a cafe in Galway, Ireland, October 20, 2020. | REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Rain drops are seen on outdoor protective plastic sheeting surrounding a woman at a cafe in Galway, Ireland, October 20, 2020. | REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

U.N. Says Pandemic Will Slow Already Miniscule Progress in Women's Rights

Only modest gains in education and lowered maternal mortality have taken place since 1995, the U.N. said.

Climate activist Benji Backer poses for a picture. | Benji Backer/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation

Climate activist Benji Backer poses for a picture. | Benji Backer/Handout via Thomson Reuters Foundation

Young U.S. Conservatives Speak Out for Post-Pandemic Environmentalism

A group of young Republicans is pushing the Trump administration to invest in clean energy to spur post-pandemic economic growth.

ILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Picture taken October 14, 2016. | REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

ILE PHOTO: Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Picture taken October 14, 2016. | REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

U.S. Solar Industry Sheds Five Years of Job Growth Amid the Coronavirus

The steep losses were mostly among workers unable to install solar energy equipment as businesses closed during COVID-19 lockdowns.

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A wind sock blows in the wind, as a heavy thunderstorm passes over the New York City skyline of lower Manhattan in the background, on the Jersey City shoreline July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar

ARCHIVE PHOTO: A wind sock blows in the wind, as a heavy thunderstorm passes over the New York City skyline of lower Manhattan in the background, on the Jersey City shoreline July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens to Suffocate U.S. Hurricane Response

Emergency systems are already stretched thin by the virus response and distancing during evacuations will be a challenge.

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2020. | REUTERS/Erin Scott

The U.S. Capitol is seen from the Washington Monument, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Washington, U.S., April 25, 2020. | REUTERS/Erin Scott

LGBT+ Victims of Coronavirus Should Be Counted in Health Data, U.S. Lawmakers Urge

The U.S. is not collecting data on whether coronavirus patients identify as LGBT+.