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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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![A hurricane ravaged coastal town on a sunny day]()
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.
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Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet
Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical action.
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![Two firefighters are seen silhouetted against the flames of a burning house in Altadena, California.]()
![Two firefighters are seen silhouetted against the flames of a burning house in Altadena, California.]()
Trump killed a crucial disaster database. This nonprofit just saved it.
Climate Central revived the federal list of billion-dollar disasters, another example of nonprofits providing data the government deletes.
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![A satellite image of Hurricane Melissa on October 27, 2025]()
![A satellite image of Hurricane Melissa on October 27, 2025]()
How Hurricane Melissa got so dangerous so fast
“The role climate change has played in making Hurricane Melissa incredibly dangerous is undeniable."
