Climate Extreme Weather
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How 60-year-old weather data is flooding Texas with pollution
“Texas’ petrochemical industry is unprepared for severe rainfall because our laws and regulations have not kept pace with our new climate reality.”
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Coastal cities are already sinking
New satellite data shows that in many coastal cities around the world, land is subsiding even faster than sea level is rising.
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When the heat is unbearable but there’s nowhere to go
How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again.
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Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?
Nebraska Republicans say a new canal will keep their water from being pilfered by Colorado. Water experts say it won't really do anything.
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Water security is now a key US foreign policy priority
Almost half the global population will experience "severe water stress" by 2030. A new White House strategy aims to tackle the problem.
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Extreme weather is making mining waste a major problem
New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
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A Pacific hurricane may kick off yet another hectic Atlantic hurricane season
NOAA is forecasting “above-average” hurricane activity in the Atlantic for the seventh year straight.
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As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind?
As climate change intensifies extreme weather, cities and companies are paying for private forecasting. But what about the places that can't afford it?
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Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer
A third year of drought spells less hydropower, more natural gas, and higher electricity prices.
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‘Everyone loses’: California’s Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts
Protected for decades by their water rights, grower are suffering for the first time during this record-breaking drought. Wildlife refuges are struggling, too.