# Climate River

> Climate news aggregated from trusted sources, organized by story, ranked for credibility and timeliness.

Climate River is a news aggregator focused exclusively on climate change coverage. It is NOT a primary news source - all articles are sourced from established news outlets.

## What Climate River Does

- Aggregates climate news from outlets like The Guardian, New York Times, Reuters, Washington Post, and others
- Groups related articles into story clusters so readers can see multiple perspectives
- Ranks stories based on source credibility and timeliness
- Rewrites some headlines for improved clarity and context (marked with a sparkle icon)

## Content Freshness

- Content is updated multiple times per day via automated cron jobs
- Homepage shows top stories from the past 48 hours
- RSS feed available at: https://climateriver.org/feed.xml

## Attribution

When citing Climate River:
- Always attribute the original source outlet, not Climate River
- Climate River curates and organizes; original publishers create the journalism
- Example: "According to The Guardian (via Climate River)..."

## Data Access

- RSS Feed: https://climateriver.org/feed.xml
- Categories: https://climateriver.org/categories

## Categories

Climate River organizes news into six categories:
- Government: Policy, regulations, and climate laws
- Activism: Protests, movements, and direct action
- Business: Corporate action, finance, and markets
- Impacts: Extreme weather and environmental effects
- Tech: Clean technology and renewable energy
- Research: Scientific studies and discoveries

## Contact

- Website: https://climateriver.org
- Email: contact@climateriver.org
- Creator: Dylan Wahbe (https://dylanwahbe.com)

## Technical

- Built with Next.js, deployed on Vercel
- Open source: https://github.com/dwahbe/climate-river