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![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.
The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.
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![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
Storms and searing heat grip Mexico and Southern states
Millions sweat it out as heat indices reach 120 degrees and outages plague Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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![Signs warn potential homebuyers about flooding issues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.]()
![Signs warn potential homebuyers about flooding issues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.]()
FEMA’s buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?
A new study shows how federal money for managed retreat may also fuel white flight.
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India and Pakistan are bracing for a mammoth cyclone
Authorities evacuated 80,000 people in region reeling from superflood
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Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
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![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right.
Arizona has paused new housing construction around the city, citing a water shortage.
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How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis
"It’s been a lackluster, underwhelming, frankly problematic response."
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![an orange sun hangs above skyscrapers on a very smoky day]()
![an orange sun hangs above skyscrapers on a very smoky day]()
New York reports the worst air quality in the world as smoke creeps along the coast
Canadian wildfires send smoke and air pollution to more than 55 million Americans.
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![A dock sits in sand, next to a shallow pool of water in the middle of the desert.]()
![A dock sits in sand, next to a shallow pool of water in the middle of the desert.]()
As the nation’s second-largest reservoir recedes, a once-drowned ecosystem emerges
Lake Powell reached record low levels, revealing a landscape that environmentalists call a "lost national park."
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Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there — unless you’re a California homeowner
State Farm blamed "rapidly growing catastrophe exposure," along with inflation and reinsurance costs, for fleeing the Golden State ahead of wildfire season.
