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![US President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, on October 20, 2026.]()
![US President Donald Trump looks on at a midterm campaign rally at Pitt-Greenville Airport in Greenville, North Carolina, on October 20, 2026.]()
Hurricane Helene haunts the midterms in North Carolina
Two years after the deadly storm, voters are frustrated with a slow recovery — and that could carry a political price.
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As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a ‘right to cooling’
New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely.
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Higher temperatures fuel gun violence. Now we know how much is from climate change.
A new Climate Central analysis measures how many shooting incidents are linked to rising heat.
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![A woman and a toddler cool off in a mist of water during a heatwave in Germany.]()
![A woman and a toddler cool off in a mist of water during a heatwave in Germany.]()
Europe’s hottest summer ever was also its deadliest — by far
Researchers estimate that more than 50,000 people died as five heat waves swept the continent — with two-thirds of those deaths attributable to climate change.
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![A shallow river, viewed from over a concrete barrier, flows through a dirt channel lined by trees and bare earth.]()
![A shallow river, viewed from over a concrete barrier, flows through a dirt channel lined by trees and bare earth.]()
Town leaders chided residents for warning of flash floods. Then, the river took two children.
After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger.
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At the Wall of Wind, engineers blow homes apart to learn how to save them
Extreme weather threatens millions of manufactured homes. Researchers are looking for practical ways to make them more more wind resilient.
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![A man in Kula, Hawaii removes a fence burned in the wildfires that raced across Maui in 2023.]()
![A man in Kula, Hawaii removes a fence burned in the wildfires that raced across Maui in 2023.]()
Long after the Maui fires, toxic metals linger in residents’ bodies
The toxic exposures didn’t begin with the flames. Researchers are examining how fires impacted a community already harmed by plantation agriculture, development, and colonialism.
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Magic: The Gathering draws a bad hand with El Niño
El Niño-related shipping delays have left fans waiting for the game’s latest release.
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Pampered city trees deal with stress better than their country cousins
They’re facing pollution and extreme heat, but a new study finds that city trees are actually more resilient than you'd think. Here's why.
