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Florence stirs up a debate about how we talk about hurricanes
The Category 1 storm caused a "1,000-year flood." But do people know what this really means?
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Your future home could be in a flood zone — and no one’s required to tell you
Many Americans have no idea whether their property is likely to flood. Better flood risk disclosure laws could help end the cycle of flooding and rebuilding.
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44,000 Americans could end up dying from wildfire smoke every year
If we don't deal with climate change, the number of U.S. deaths from chronic inhalation of wildfire smoke could skyrocket.
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National park officials were told climate change was ‘sensitive.’ So they removed it from a key planning report.
The editing of the report reflects a pattern of sidelining research and censoring documents that contain references to climate science.
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What’s a smokestorm? A meteorologist explains.
Seattle's Cliff Mass coined the word "smokestorm." Here's what he says we need to do to prevent another one.
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Bigger, stronger, rainier: Is Hawaii’s Hurricane Lane a sign of what’s to come?
Lane is the most powerful hurricane to threaten Hawaii on record.
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Hurricane Maria stirred up dangerous pollutants on this Puerto Rico waterfront
"The damage the hurricane did is hiding."
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Nitrogen pollution is a problem as big as climate change. Science might have a fix.
Bad news: Nitrogen pollution is huge, honking problem. Good news: We might have a fix.
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Glacier National Park is on fire — and yes, warming is making things worse
Montana is already becoming a vastly different place.
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How engineering the climate could mess with our food
Injecting aerosols into the atmosphere could cool our climate -- but it comes at a price.
