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‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Eta bears down on Central America

  • November 2, 2020
The record-tying 28th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic storm season, Eta, intensified into a hurricane early this morning and…
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Government officials evicted these hurricane evacuees from shelter. They returned to ‘unlivable’ conditions.

  • October 31, 2020
In mid-October, more than 1,300 residents of Lake Charles, Louisiana were effectively evicted from their government-provided shelter in Louisiana and…
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Northern California prepares for worst fire conditions of 2020

  • October 26, 2020
California residents and officials prepared for the worst, Sunday, amidst the most dangerous fire conditions the state has experienced in…
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Trump team denies California disaster aid request

  • October 16, 2020
The Trump administration refused to grant an emergency disaster declaration related to six wildfires across the state in September. It…
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This September is the hottest on record: ‘No millennial has lived through a cooler than normal September’

  • October 15, 2020
This September was the hottest September since record keeping began in 1880, NOAA said Wednesday. The agency also indicated 2020…
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‘We are willfully destructive’: Climate change drives dramatic increase in extreme weather events, UN finds

  • October 15, 2020
Climate change has driven a dramatic increase in extreme weather events over the past 20 years, and will continue to…
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Homelessness crisis looms if major hurricane hits Miami

  • October 9, 2020
Nearly one million people could be made homeless if Miami-Dade county is hit by a major hurricane, most of them…
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Hurricane Delta’s rapid intensification reflects trend fueled by climate change

  • October 9, 2020
Hurricane Delta is set to batter southwest Louisiana later today, as residents there prepare to be hit once again by…
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For the first time in 20 years, the climate crisis created California blackouts

  • October 7, 2020
California energy officials said extreme heat fueled by climate change, and poor planning, led to the state’s rolling blackouts in…
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California wildfires burn through 4 millionth acre, with heavy toll on farmworkers

  • October 6, 2020
The already unprecedented 2020 wildfire season – made worse by climate change – reached a grim milestone on Sunday when…
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