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Cities’ biggest obstacle to flood-proofing isn’t money: It’s 50-year-old rainfall data.
Cities say they can’t plan for tomorrow’s storms using yesterday’s data.
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![Multiple people in India lying on grass with a fountain in the background]()
The world’s poorest bear the burden of heat — and it’s getting worse
By 2100, they’ll see 23 more days of heat waves each year than the world’s richest.
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A wildfire may have forever changed this Colorado community — and who can afford to live there
How climate-fueled fires are exacerbating the housing crisis sweeping the West.
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![Flooded fields inside the shape of a house with a gavel on top]()
Historic flooding and a housing crisis left evicted Nooksack members with nowhere to go
Faced with disenrollment and climate change, Nooksack tribal members are seeking human rights protections from the U.N.
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![Hurricane Dorian hits Cape Hatteras in North Carolina]()
US flood risk is about to explode — but not for the reasons you think
A new study projects that the number of Americans exposed to flooding will double in 30 years. Development is largely to blame.
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Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record
‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented.
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‘Obsessed with optics’: The paradoxes of the UAE’s plan to get to net zero
The UAE was my home. Its policies could make it uninhabitable.
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![Flames from a flare stack at an oil refinery at dusk in Texas]()
![Flames from a flare stack at an oil refinery at dusk in Texas]()
There’s a hurricane-sized hole in Texas air quality data
A new report finds Texas regulators often miss pollution because its air monitors are disabled during hurricanes.
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In the aftermath of climate disasters, America’s vulnerable students struggle to recover
The GAO found that two-thirds of all public school students lived in counties that experienced major disasters from 2017 to 2019.
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Climate change linked to early birth and damage to babies’ health, scientists find
Studies show high temperatures and air pollution during pregnancy can cause lifelong health effects.
