My wife and I have always known we don't want kids. We want to spend our time doing other things.

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The author and his now-wife don't want biological kids.

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Hurricane season is over, but the rise of storm-resistant homes in Florida is just getting started

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The developer of Hunters Point — a community near Tampa Bay — has taken extra steps to protect its homes from hurricane-force flooding and winds.

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Spain approves law allowing 4 days of 'paid climate leave' after recent deadly floods

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Floods devastated Valencia and other parts of Spain in October 2024.

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I respect my kids' decision not to have children. Now, I need to accept it means I won't be a grandmother.

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The author's kids don't want to have their own children.

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As Patagonia tightens operations, workers say the company has lost its soul

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When new employees join Patagonia, they're handed a copy of "Let My People Go Surfing." The company's founder, Yvon Chouinard, who wrote the book in 2005, said it was intended as a "philosophical manual for the employees of Patagonia."

The 10 countries with the most Americans living abroad

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Millions of Americans live abroad, either temporarily or permanently.

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Global Heat Record Falls, Only to Be Broken Again the Next Day

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The fight over 'return to office' policies has a dirty downside

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Return to office mandates also come with a return to dirty, carbon-emitting commutes.

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Push to end work-from-home could make climate crisis worse

I grew up in Orlando, Florida, but never experienced summers as hot as this. That's why I bought a second home in North Carolina, and might move there for good.

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Mary Cannon and her son in front of a general store in North Carolina.

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Extreme heat has cost the global economy $16 trillion on average, research shows

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Tourists cool off near a fan as they queue to enter Rome's Colosseum on July 18.

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