Devastating disasters and flickers of hope: These are the top climate and weather stories of 2022

From a small island in Polynesia to the white-sand beaches of Florida, the planet experienced a dizzying number of climate and extreme weather disasters in 2022.

THE MOST-READ CLIMATE CRISIS STORIES OF 2022

See what extreme drought has exposed at Lake Mead

Wells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as foreign-owned farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas

‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say

The mighty Mississippi is so low, people are walking to a unique rock formation rarely accessible by foot

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