Cli-fi is a contraction of climate fiction. It is a literary genre of works with a climate change theme. There is some argument over whether it is a sub-genre of science fiction or a genre in its own right.
> Many cli-fi works raise awareness about the major threats that climate change and global warming present to life on Earth.

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Demonstrators marching Saturday from the Danish parliament in the center of Copenhagen to the site of the climate change conference In Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations Climate Change Conference opene

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By George Dwyer Washington 29 April 2008 Every year millions of unwanted dogs and cats in the U.S. are brought to animal shelters, where the hope is that they will be adopted. The reality is that about half of them will be euthanized, because there a

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By Brian Padden Jakarta 29 September 2009 People view victims of massive flooding in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, 29 Sep 2009 Philippine authorities say that 240 people have died in the floods caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana but that numb

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Causes and solutions remain in dispute Michael Bowman | Washington, DC 01 December 2009 Droughts, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, retreating glaciers, and melting polar ice caps are just some of the occurrences scientists say are becoming more common a

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Roger Wilkison Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has hailed his first visit to Europe in 15 years as historic and followed up his renunciation of weapons of mass destruction with a pledge to work for worl

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Group of Eight leaders in Japan set a goal to cut global carbon emissions by at least half by 2050. Developing countries say rich nations have to take the lead. Transcript of radio broadcast: 11 July 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 05 October 2007 Australia's main scientific research agency says it has produced the most accurate projections of climate change ever made - and the outlook is not good for Australia. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where the g

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 October 2006 More than 100 cyclists from around the world are pedaling their way across Burkina Faso this week in the 20th annual Tour de Faso. Burkinabes are passionate for the event. Cyclists on the road In the capital Oua

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By Melinda Smith Wahington, DC 24 May 2006 watch Palliative Care report Medicine has been called the healing art. But what happens when medicine can no longer heal? Who cares for the patient when there is no cure? VOA's Melinda Smith reports on an a

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The delegates at the U.N. conference on climate change in Ghana say they are pleased with the progress made after a week of negotiations. Brent Latham reports from our West Africa bureau in Dakar, the parties hope to shape a new global environmental

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By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 04 June 2008 Urgent action by African governments will be needed to sustain the continent's economic growth. That assessment comes from experts at the World Economic Forum, as more than 800 business leaders gather to d

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Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi has lashed out at the United States by likening the 1986 U.S. Strikes on Libya to Osama bin Laden's terror attacks on the United States in 2001. He was speaking Thursday in Rome, where he is on a three-day official visi

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With three days remaining at the Copenhagen climate talks, India's government is expressing its disappointment with the proposals put forth so far. Steve Herman | New Delhi 16 December 2009 Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao (file photo) Officials

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GUY RAZ, HOST: So when it comes to rethinking education, sure, more inspired curricula could help and, of course, so could better technology. And, of course, flipping the classroom structure could be transformational. But what about when school is th

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By Nico Colombant Bamako, Mali 02 May 2006 watch Mali Recycling report Mali's capital, Bamako, faces a worsening recycling problem, with bottles and plastic bags becoming more popular -- and more poll

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By Trish Anderton Bali 05 December 2007 At the U.N. conference on Global Climate Change in Bali, the early talk has focused on whether some of the major developed countries will commit to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years. European

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By Kate Woodsome Hong Kong 26 November 2007 Developing countries are likely to be among those suffering the most from the extreme weather conditions linked to global warming. At the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Indonesia, expe

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As climate negotiators meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, many scientists say that farmers around the world will have to adjust to more extreme temperatures, droughts and floods as a result of global warming. But in the United States, the nation's largest

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By Barry Unger Washington 14 December 2007 The year 2007 saw the passing of many well-known international figures who left a lasting impression. VOA's Barry Unger takes a look back at some of these people. Jim Bertel narrates. Former Russian Presiden

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By Alan Boswell Nairobi 13 October 2009 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki opened a pan-African summit in Nairobi designed to produce a unified African position for global climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. The Kenyan head of state told the

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