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‘It’s gigantic’: Hurricane Lee heads for New England and Atlantic Canada
The 600-mile wide storm has weakened, but its impacts in Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are expected to be severe.
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How climate change contributed to the staggering flood death toll in Libya
Political unrest and crumbling infrastructure were also factors in the disaster.
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Is it time for the world to take a siesta?
An idea from the past could provide a way to cope with extreme heat.
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The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm.
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UPS workers win wage increases, AC in new union contract
"This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide."
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The next pandemic could strike crops, not people
Genetic uniformity is central to modern farming. It leaves us vulnerable to plant disease breakouts.
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Biden’s landmark climate law just turned 1. Here’s what you missed.
The anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act arrives to low name recognition and as climate change batters the nation.
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What it might look like if President Biden really declared a climate emergency
Activists say nothing short of an emergency declaration will address deadly heat — and the fossil fuel dependency driving it.
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Louisiana breaks ground on experimental project to rebuild lost wetlands
The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.
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FEMA maps said they weren’t in a flood zone. Then came the rain.
Flaws in federal flood maps leave millions unprepared. Some are trying to fix that.