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Activists participate in a demonstration with a sign that reads "adaptation finance now" at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Asteroid will pass in front of bright star Betelgeuse …

This image made with the Hubble Space Telescope and released by NASA on Aug. 10, 2020 shows the star Alpha Orionis, or Betelgeuse, a red supergiant. The star, one of the biggest and brightest in the night sky, will momentarily vanish as an asteroid passes in front of it late Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, into early Tuesday. The event should be visible to millions of people along a narrow corridor stretching from central Asia’s Tajikistan and Armenia, across Turkey, Greece, Italy and Spain, all the way to Miami and the Florida Keys, and, finally, Mexico. (Andrea Dupree (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA), Ronald Gilliland (STScI), NASA and ESA via AP)

Indonesia ends search for victims of eruption at …

Rescuers carry the body of a hiker killed in the eruption of Mount Marapi in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. The surprise weekend eruption killed nearly two dozens climbers and injured several others, officials said. (AP Photo/Ade Yuandha)

52 sea turtles experiencing ‘cold stun’ …

This photo provided by Clearwater Marine Aquarium shows Kemp's ridley sea turtles at the aquarium in Clearwater, Fla. Fifty-two endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida, after a flight from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts. The turtles arrived in Tampa on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, and 16 were sent to Clearwater Marine Aquarium. All of the turtles were experiencing a condition known as “cold-stun” from the frigid New England waters. (Clearwater Marine Aquarium via AP)

More bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia’s …

Mount Marapi spews volcanic ash from its crater in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for a dozen of climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. (AP Photo/Ardhy Fernando)

UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit …

FILE - Water drips from a melting chunk of ice that originated from the Jamtalferner Glacier near Galtuer, Austria, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. The U.N. weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020, as it released its latest stark report about the fallout on the planet from climate change. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

British research ship crosses paths with world’s …

In this handout photo provided by the British Antarctic Survey, a view of the A23a iceberg is seen from the RRS Sir David Attenborough, Antarctica, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Britain's polar research ship has crossed paths with the largest iceberg in the world in a “lucky” encounter that enabled scientists to collect seawater samples around the colossal berg as it drifts out of Antarctic waters. The British Antarctic Survey said Monday, Dec. 4 that the RRS Sir David Attenborough passed the mega iceberg, known as the A23a, on Friday near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. (Andrew Meijers/British Antarctic Survey via AP)

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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts for the second …

Mount Marapi spews volcanic materials during its eruption in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. The volcano spewed thick columns of ash as high as 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the sky in a sudden eruption Sunday and hot ash clouds spread several miles (kilometers). (AP Photo/Ardhy Fernando)

Minnesota, Wisconsin wildlife officials capture 100s …

FILE - Invasive carp, jolted by an electric current from a research boat, jump from the Illinois River, June 13, 2012, near Havana, Ill. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, that officials pulled 323 invasive carp from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 30. The agency called it the largest single capture of invasive carp in Minnesota to date. (AP Photo/John Flesher, File)

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science …

FILE - The Maine State House is seen at sunrise, March 16, 2023, in Augusta, Maine. Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust because of concerns about adequate teacher training and the nuanced nature of the material. The Maine Department of Education is performing the update as part of a review of standards that is required every five years. The proposed updates would have to ultimately be approved by a committee of the Maine Legislature. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning …

In this photo released by the Local Government Unit of Hinatuan, villagers stay inside a temporary evacuation center at Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province, southern Philippines, late Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. A powerful earthquake struck Saturday off the southern Philippine coast, prompting many villagers to flee their homes in panic after Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning. (Local Government Unit of Hinatuan via AP)

Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are …

Joseph Vipond, right, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, holds a sign as others pretend to resuscitate the Earth during a demonstration at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Still alive! Golden mole not seen for 80 years and …

This photo provided by RE:wild shows a rediscovered mole on the west coast of South Africa. Researchers in South Africa say they have rediscovered a mole species that has an iridescent golden coat and “swims” through sand dunes after it hadn't been seen for more than 80 years and was thought to be extinct. (Nicky Souness/re:Wild via AP)

Hurricane season that saw storms from California …

FILE - Firefighters use a skip loader to rescue people from an assisted living center after the street was flooded with mud following Tropical Storm Hilary, Aug. 21, 2023, in Cathedral City, Calif. A busy hurricane season that saw the National Hurricane Center in Miami issue the first ever tropical storm warning for the coast of California and hurricane warnings as far north as Nova Scotia is coming to a close Thursday night, Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)