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![an aerial image shows flood damage in apartment complex in Orlando Florida after Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.]()
![an aerial image shows flood damage in apartment complex in Orlando Florida after Hurricane Ian in September, 2022.]()
After Hurricane Maria, many Puerto Ricans fled to Florida. Then Ian happened.
The state's affordable housing crisis has made it almost impossible for storm victims to get back on their feet.
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Report: A hotter, wetter Arctic spells trouble for everyone
The planet's "refrigerator" is breaking, scientists warn.
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![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
![utility worker power line Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E]()
PG&E cuts thousands of workers ahead of winter wildfire maintenance
The layoffs spell danger for fire season.
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Salton Sea public health disaster gets a $250 million ‘shot in the arm’
The Interior Department announced new funding to restore a shrinking lake — if California saves more water.
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![Damage from Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach, FL]()
![Damage from Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach, FL]()
The world’s insurance bill from natural disasters this year: $115 billion
That’s 42 percent higher than the 10-year average.
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![A man in a blue shirt holding a tool installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Puerto Rico]()
![A man in a blue shirt holding a tool installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Puerto Rico]()
An infusion of cash from Congress could keep the lights on in Puerto Rico
Here's what $3 billion could do to avert the next tropical storm blackout.
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![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
![Firefighter fights wildfire blaze in San Miguel County, California.]()
The cost of wildfires is rising. But by how much?
States are struggling to budget given incomplete data
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![France Olivier Giroud Qatar 2022 World Cup]()
![France Olivier Giroud Qatar 2022 World Cup]()
Lessons from the World Cup: How a changing climate is changing sports
From professional to youth leagues, a warming planet is forcing athletes to adapt to new extremes.
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![Collage: dried up reservoir, cows drinking from a water trough, greenhouses with marijuana plants]()
![Collage: dried up reservoir, cows drinking from a water trough, greenhouses with marijuana plants]()
Water thieves abound in dry California. Why are they so hard to catch?
A short-staffed state agency struggles to catch rogue water users.
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![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
![Map of Chico, California, with bottom half covered in a photo of a wildfire and a line of flames bisecting the two images]()
This California city needs housing. But is a new development destined to burn?
Still reeling from the 2018 Camp Fire, Chico residents are divided over a large new subdivision planned in the path of the last blaze.
