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![A damaged house slumps over on a sandy yard]()
![A damaged house slumps over on a sandy yard]()
Zillow deletes climate risk data from listings after complaints it harms sales
The site removed the feature after real estate agents and some homeowners alleged that the scores appear arbitrary and hurt sales.
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![Satellite image of a hurricane forming in the ocean]()
![Satellite image of a hurricane forming in the ocean]()
Hurricane season is over. Here’s why the US never got hit.
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
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![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
![An illustration of a man sitting in a clinic or hospital with dialysis machines. His face is not visible but he is looking out a window showing an orange heatwave scene. The room scene is visible through an archway with intricate blue and white tile and a sign in a different language. The scene is set in Nepal.]()
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
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Scorching Saturdays: The rising heat threat inside football stadiums
Excessive heat and more frequent medical incidents at college football stadiums in the South could be a warning sign for universities across the country.
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![A man stands in front of two posterboards, one showing a map Texas with its aquifers displayed in color]()
![A man stands in front of two posterboards, one showing a map Texas with its aquifers displayed in color]()
How a billionaire’s plan to export East Texas groundwater sparked a rural uprising
As fast-growing cities and suburbs scramble for new water sources, farmers in East Texas are turning to government regulation to keep their wells from running dry.
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![A rural neighborhood with flood and destroyed homes and greenhouses in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa]()
![A rural neighborhood with flood and destroyed homes and greenhouses in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa]()
What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
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After Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s climate resilience plan faces its biggest test yet
A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help with hurricane recovery, but experts hope financial markets will invest more in adaptation.
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![A photo shows downed power lines and wrecked buildings in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.]()
![A photo shows downed power lines and wrecked buildings in Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.]()
No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse
An analysis of the storm found “all aspects of this event were amplified by climate change, and that we'll see more of the same.”
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![A middle-aged man in a mariokart t-shirt stands in front of a house with a severely damaged facade covered in torn construction tarp and mesh. Near the house, a small green plastic worm toy stands propped up next to a sidewalk]()
![A middle-aged man in a mariokart t-shirt stands in front of a house with a severely damaged facade covered in torn construction tarp and mesh. Near the house, a small green plastic worm toy stands propped up next to a sidewalk]()
They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.
Hurricane Ida revealed a fragile insurance industry ill-prepared for the consequences of climate change. More than four years later, what's changed?
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For a struggling Iowa ranch, the government shutdown may be the last straw
A family farm’s fight to recover from a devastating flood shows how the gridlock in Washington is only making it harder to grow and sell food.
