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Researchers found that Hurricane Helene was stronger, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change. The U.S. can expect more such storms in the future as warming continues.
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Azerbaijan has carried out an “escalating crackdown” on government critics and activists over the past two years, according to Human Rights Watch and Freedom Now.
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Climate change hasn't increased the total number of hurricanes hitting the U.S., but it is making dangerous storms more common.
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Course options include science, urban planning, anthropology and art classes.
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Jamie McDonald has provided meals in Ukraine and Turkey as a volunteer with World Central Kitchen. Now, he's partnering with the global charity led by José Andrés to feed residents in Asheville.
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The death toll reported from an average tropical cyclone is 24. But the true toll is maybe 300 times higher—and the losses stretch for years after the storm passes.
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Coastal cities often bear the brunt of hurricanes. But as Hurricane Helene showed, extreme rainfall can be life-threatening hundreds of miles away.
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San Diego County is well set to meet water demands through water year 2025, even with La Niña conditions likely to replace wet El Niño weather this winter.
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The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.
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Restoring the wetlands involved removing enough soil to fill 333 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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