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SAN FRANCISCO — We might be living through a new age of miracles. Last month, Los Angeles decided against adding lanes to a freeway, an unexpected move in a city that has mistakenly thought for years that more lanes mean fewer traffic jams.

"Cars Are Ruining Our Cities" is from the April 25, 2018 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and Hal Harvey and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

As Hurricane Harvey bore down on the Texas coast, few people in that state seemed to understand the nature of the looming danger.

"The Real Unknown of Climate Change: Our Behavior" is from the September 18, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The American research station on the edge of this frozen continent may look like a mining camp in the wilderness, but it is actually one of the glories of American science.

"Where Else Does the U.S. Have an Infrastructure Problem? Antarctica" is from the July 17, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and Jonathan Corum and narrated by Kristi Burns.

The ocean is rising in large part, of course, because people the world over have burned so much coal, pumping planet-warming carbon dioxide into the air.

"As Rising Seas Erode Shorelines, Tasmania Shows What Can Be Lost" is from the April 26, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

On the best days, the wind howling across this rugged promontory has not touched land for thousands of miles, and the arriving air seems as if it should be the cleanest in the world.

"Carbon in Atmosphere Is Rising, Even as Emissions Stabilize" is from the June 27, 2017 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Marking another milestone for a changing planet, scientists reported on Wednesday that the Earth reached its highest temperature on record in 2016 — trouncing a record set only a year earlier, which beat one set in 2014. It is the first time in the modern era of global warming data that temperatures have blown past the previous record three years in a row.

"Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year" is from the January 18, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and John Schwartz and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The findings came two days before the inauguration of a U.S. president who has called global warming a Chinese plot and vowed to roll back his predecessor’s efforts to cut emissions of heat-trapping gases.

Not long ago, many Republican officeholders had a simple answer when asked about the changing climate: What changing climate?

"Republicans Try a New Tack on Climate Change" is from the February 06, 2017 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Global warming caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases is having clear effects in the physical world: more heat waves, heavier rainstorms and higher sea levels, to cite a few.

"An Effect of Climate Change You Could Really Lose Sleep Over" is from the May 26, 2017 Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

This is a message, and a plea, for Gov. Jerry Brown of California.Please sign the bill.

"How Jerry Brown Can Seal His Legacy as a Climate Champion" is from the September 05, 2018 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Gillis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.