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A federal program to restore forests after disaster has gotten too many funding requests
The USDA has received more applications for forest aid than it can pay out, leaving Michigan landowners in limbo after a historic ice storm.
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![Workers board up the windows of restaurant in Gulf Breeze, Florida, to prepare for Hurricane Isaias.]()
![Workers board up the windows of restaurant in Gulf Breeze, Florida, to prepare for Hurricane Isaias.]()
Hurricane Isaias is a typical storm — but it’s also ‘astounding’
Hurricane season began all the way back in June, but Isaias is the first to form in the Atlantic, smashing a previous record.
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Supreme Court wrestles with who should pay for climate change
The Supreme Court's decision on a Colorado lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor could shape dozens of efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages.
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![Two college football players sit in front of a large fan and sip water as they attempt to keep cool during a game.]()
![Two college football players sit in front of a large fan and sip water as they attempt to keep cool during a game.]()
Extreme heat left this student athlete on life support. He won’t be the last.
Researchers have known for decades how to prevent and treat heat illness, but a patchwork of policies has left players like Matthew Mayich at risk.
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Two years after Hurricane Helene, survivors are taking lessons for the future
Western North Carolina residents are turning what they learned into solar microgrids, practical skills, and accessible spaces designed to help them weather the next disaster.
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![A person walks on a path during sunset on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.]()
![A person walks on a path during sunset on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska.]()
Nebraskans couldn’t escape the heat this summer — not even at night
Minimum temperatures have shot up, presenting an overlooked threat to people, livestock, and crops.
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Whether it’s ‘super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño is already breaking records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
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Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.
The record-breaking oceanic phenomenon isn't just raising global temperatures — it's also canceling Atlantic tropical cyclones.
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![Women in traditional Albanian Italian costumes walk through the streets on Easter in Sicily]()
This Sicilian community has endured for centuries. Can it survive a changing climate?
For centuries, the Arbëreshë of Sicily have maintained a culture rooted in farming and the land. Drought, wildfires and emigration are testing whether it can endure.
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A clean energy source is buried under the desert, but it takes water to use it
Geothermal companies face tough tradeoffs over water as they aim to power the data center buildout in Western states.
