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The oceans are full of heat, and it’s coming ashore
The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat from global warming. It doesn't all stay there.
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![Construction workers rebuild a home in Altadena, California, one year after the Eaton Fire. California has been waiting for supplemental housing aid from the federal government.]()
![Construction workers rebuild a home in Altadena, California, one year after the Eaton Fire. California has been waiting for supplemental housing aid from the federal government.]()
Congress set to overhaul disaster recovery, speeding up new home builds
A little-noticed section in a bipartisan housing bill could accelerate new construction after major disasters.
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The nation’s biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear
In a revised energy plan, the Tennessee Valley Authority follows Trump administration directives and shies away from solar and wind.
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![Pelicans are seen swimming in a marsh alongside California Highway 37]()
![Pelicans are seen swimming in a marsh alongside California Highway 37]()
How to build a highway in the age of climate change
A San Francisco Bay Area project is raising questions about what it will take to fortify highways against rising sea levels.
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For Puerto Rico’s fishers, climate change isn’t the only challenge — being left to adapt alone is another
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Climate activists take on a new foe: Data centers
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Ask a Climate Therapist: How do I avoid getting trapped in the system I hope to change?
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After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation’s largest air monitoring network
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![a choropleth map of Chicago showing various shades of red indicating lead service pipe density by neighborhood]()
Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation. We mapped them all.
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![digital collage of photo of damaged house, man looking at bills and covering his mouth, with red jagged cutouts showing invoice details on top]()
First came the wildfire. Then came the scams.
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![A dirt road leads toward a forested hill, where the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is visible.]()
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
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![illustration of earth with wind turbines, solar panels, a ship, an excavator and protesters, with bottom of half of earth filled with chunks of minerals]()
A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
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In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies
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They survived the hurricane. Their insurance company didn’t.
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Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
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Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure
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How to track disaster spending in your community
Past extreme weather series
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![A man is taking a walk with a parasol in the morning.]()
![A man is taking a walk with a parasol in the morning.]()
Western Europe just set the record for its hottest June ever
Several countries experienced all-time highs in June as Europeans endured unprecedented heat and dangerously elevated overnight temperatures.
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![Thousands of anchovies are seen being sucked into an anchovy boat.]()
![Thousands of anchovies are seen being sucked into an anchovy boat.]()
El Niño is here, and it’s already scrambling fisheries throughout the Pacific
From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry.
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![A Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) sign is displayed outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, DC.]()
![A Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) sign is displayed outside of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in Washington, DC.]()
Trump tried to appease MAHA’s fury over Roundup. It backfired.
The coalition of voters who helped elect Trump to clean up America's food system is growing more disenchanted with the president.
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![A man looks at multiple screens showing science readings at NOAA]()
![A man looks at multiple screens showing science readings at NOAA]()
The plan to make climate science harder to erase
As climate information disappears from federal websites, scientists are rebuilding it elsewhere.
Watch This
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In the race to find critical minerals, there’s a ‘gold mine’ literally at our shoreline
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This enzyme is responsible for life on Earth. It’s a hot mess.
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An early-life wildfire exposure sickened these monkeys for decades
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
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Funding the fight against corporate polluters
An innovative new nonprofit called WHEN Justice is turning targeted litigation funding into a powerful tool for justice.
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![Double-crested cormorants sit on branches on Lake Ontario on a cloudy day.]()
![Double-crested cormorants sit on branches on Lake Ontario on a cloudy day.]()
New research traces how ‘forever chemicals’ move through the Great Lakes and into people
The study used more than 40 years of data to map fluctuating PFAS levels across species in the region's food chain.
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Los Angeles turns ‘most polluting’ World Cup into Olympic rehearsal in bid for climate legacy
The city is testing heat and transport plans against an influx of global sports fans, which should both inform Olympic decisions and help it cope with growing climate risks.
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A New Mexico town is running dry. An immigration detention center is its biggest water customer.
The town of Estancia and the ICE facility are trucking in water until a new well is drilled.
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