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Coming this summer: Record-breaking heat and plenty of hurricanes
Forecasters are predicting higher temperatures across the U.S. and up to 10 hurricanes. Cutting federal programs could leave people even more vulnerable.
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![A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida on September 25, 2024.]()
![A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside as preparations are made for the arrival of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Florida on September 25, 2024.]()
The National Weather Service is once again translating lifesaving alerts. What happened?
Political pressures may have driven the federal agency to backtrack on its decision to suspend automated weather translations.
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![A downed utility pole and other debris are piled outside the post office in Bat Cove, North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.]()
![A downed utility pole and other debris are piled outside the post office in Bat Cove, North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene.]()
Why hasn’t Trump taken down the government’s climate adaptation plans?
The plans, created to protect government assets from climate change and save taxpayers money, remain online. It's unclear what Trump will do with them.
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![aerial view of an irrigation canal running through an almond orchard in California's Central Valley]()
![aerial view of an irrigation canal running through an almond orchard in California's Central Valley]()
How California’s farmers can recharge the aquifers they’ve drained
Agriculture requires a lot of water. In the drought-stricken Central Valley, researchers have found a win-win for growers.
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![A firefighter walks through a scorched section of forest that burned in a massive wildfire in New Jersey.]()
![A firefighter walks through a scorched section of forest that burned in a massive wildfire in New Jersey.]()
The New Jersey fire signals a new era for the Northeast
The worst fire in New Jersey's history is a warning that "there's no reason that what has happened in the western U.S. can't happen here.”
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![A woman and a man in white hard hats stand in a debris field while one holds a rake]()
![A woman and a man in white hard hats stand in a debris field while one holds a rake]()
DOGE cuts pull AmeriCorps volunteers off of disaster relief jobs
Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear.
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![Farmers plant rice seedlings by hand in the terraced paddy fields]()
The ‘king of poisons’ is building up in rice
Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population. Climate change is loading the beloved grain with arsenic, creating a “scary” health burden.
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Scientists predict a brutal hurricane season while Trump takes aim at NOAA’s budget
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
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![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
![An ecologist surveys the damage Hurricane Helene caused in the Elk Mountains of western North Carolina.]()
Why the Forest Service is logging after Hurricane Helene — and why some say it’s a mistake
Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems.
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![Photo of two people, facing away from the camera, surveying a damaged building]()
![Photo of two people, facing away from the camera, surveying a damaged building]()
Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.
