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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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![Helicopter puts out fire]()
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.
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![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
![A home on stilts sits amidst coastal waters and marshlands near Grand Isle, Louisiana. The state has lost thousands of square miles of land since the 1930s.]()
Louisiana’s landmark climate adaptation program is running out of time
“We can rebuild a piece of marsh, but in 30 years, that may be the only piece of marsh there.”
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Guam gets pummeled by Typhoon Mawar — another cyclone charged by warming seas
It's the strongest cyclone to hit the U.S. territory in 20 years.
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![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
![An irrigation canal carries water from the Colorado River to irrigate a farm growing leaf lettuce and broccoli near Yuma, Arizona.]()
At last, states reach a Colorado River deal: Pay farmers not to farm
The Biden administration has temporarily resolved a dire water crisis — with help from a wet winter.
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![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
![The general view of the Baidoa displaced persons settlement in Baidoa, Somalia. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis arrived at the camp last year during a severe drought.]()
As drought grips the Horn of Africa, humanitarian aid is no match for climate change
Experts say the hunger crisis in Somalia and Ethiopia highlights an urgent need for adaptation funding.
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El Niño could cost the global economy $3 trillion
A new study shows the weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch.
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![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
![illustration of hurricane damage to trees, power lines, house, and car, with a FEMA worker and Oath Keeper viewed from behind]()
When disaster strikes, far-right groups see an opportunity to gain trust
As FEMA struggles to keep up with climate disasters, extremist groups see an opportunity.
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![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
![Photo of dead, scorched trees in front of a mountain.]()
Study: A third of the West’s burned forests can be traced to fossil fuel companies
The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
