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Prison air conditioning is coming too slowly for those who need it most
Rising temperatures, lawsuits, and COVID relief funds are pushing Southern states to finally invest in prison air conditioning.
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![a woman pets a dog near a low river with lots of dead dry grass]()
![a woman pets a dog near a low river with lots of dead dry grass]()
Why drought looks different depending on your region
The Northeast's 'flash drought' is a reminder that dryness isn't just a U.S. West problem.
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![People use a raft to move along a waterlogged street in a residential area after a heavy monsoon rainfall in Hyderabad City in Pakistan]()
![People use a raft to move along a waterlogged street in a residential area after a heavy monsoon rainfall in Hyderabad City in Pakistan]()
The ‘climate dystopia’ displacing millions of Pakistanis
Parts of the country have received 5 times more rainfall this August than average.
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![A women with brown hair holds a boy with blond hair. In the background, floodwaters are seen with debris and downed trees in front of a mountain landscape.]()
![A women with brown hair holds a boy with blond hair. In the background, floodwaters are seen with debris and downed trees in front of a mountain landscape.]()
How Kentuckians want to hold coal companies accountable for deadly flooding
"They won't have water for six months. The power lines are down."
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How Colorado River Basin tribes are managing water amid historic drought
As the federal government calls for cuts, Indigenous leaders work to protect tribal water rights.
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Study: Extinction threatens up to 16% of native US tree species
The United States recognizes eight trees as endangered or threatened. New research suggests that number should be over 100.
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As drought dries up the Yangtze river, China loses hydropower
No rain and a 70-day heat wave spur crop failures, power cuts, and dangerously-low reservoirs across parts of China.
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Fire is responsible for a quarter of US forest loss since 2021
Forests worldwide are feeling the fiery effects of climate change.
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![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
![In this aerial view, floodwater surrounds a house as the Kentucky National Guard fly a recon and rescue mission on July 30, 2022 in Breathitt County near Jackson, Kentucky. Flood waters have receded but still surround much of the area. At least 25 people have been killed in the state, with hundreds rescued, but many still unaccounted for amid flooding after heavy rainfall.]()
After FEMA overhaul, hundreds of thousands of Americans are forgoing federal flood insurance
The total number of National Flood Insurance Program policies has decreased nearly 9 percent since last fall.
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![Aerial view of bleached sections of rock surrounding Lake Powell, showing the amount the water level has dropped due to climate change]()
![Aerial view of bleached sections of rock surrounding Lake Powell, showing the amount the water level has dropped due to climate change]()
Federal government announces historic water cuts as Colorado River falls to new lows
“The system is approaching a tipping point."
