Climate Extreme Weather
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California’s Alisal Fire signals that fall wildfire season is underway
The coast is aflame as the Santa Ana winds shift.
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Flooding could shut down one-quarter of America’s critical infrastructure
Hospitals, airports, and other public services are at risk.
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Facing floods and fires, undocumented immigrants have nowhere to turn for help
Most emergency funds after climate-related disasters still exclude undocumented immigrants. Can we change that?
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Can we move our forests in time to save them?
Trees have always migrated to survive. But now they need our help to avoid climate catastrophe.
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You thought the U.S. fire season was bad. Russia’s is much worse.
Emissions from Siberia’s fires are more than Germany’s total annual greenhouse gases.
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How climate change gave rise to a monster mosquito season
Thanks to climate-fueled extreme weather, mosquitoes are everywhere this year.
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What is ‘fire weather,’ and why is it getting worse?
A new study of the American West shows that climate change is driving more days that are hot, dry, and windy — the perfect conditions for deadly wildfires.
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Outpaced: Wildfire control projects are burning up before they can even start
In California forests, climate change is moving faster than climate adaptation.
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Floods, power outages, no running water: Jails during Hurricane Ida
Louisiana plans extensively for hurricanes -- but not for protecting its 50,000 residents behind bars.
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Biden may be the first president to take the risks of extreme heat seriously
The White House moves to create first-ever heat standards for workers.