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Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke

While “smoke taint” from last month’s hazy skies isn’t an immediate threat, grape growers say it comes on the heels of a growing season already fraught with climate extremes.

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Western wildfire could be latest climate disaster to unsettle property insurance market

As Washington state reels from a devastating wildfire that destroyed hundreds of homes in Spokane last weekend, experts say the disaster has cast newfound uncertainty over a property insurance market.

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Extreme heat impact on travel, family increasingly felt by Americans: poll

A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.
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Drought-hit Britain heads for worst cereal harvest in four decades

Britain's cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since comparable records began in 1984, as crops wither after one of the driest and hottest spring-summer periods on record.

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A glowing future for nuclear power? Mini reactors explained

Mini reactors are seen as a flexible energy source. Their promise: abundant energy, cheap, clean, and climate-friendly with lower water use. But do the numbers add up?

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Opinion: Blaming environmentalism is convenient for those who failed to see the climate crisis coming

The anger and frustration expressed over the destruction caused by wildfires and other climate disasters are legitimate, yet these emotions should be directed at the lack of sufficient collective action, not used to rewrite what happened.

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Opinion: Instead of installing more EV chargers, Florida DOT dreams of flying cars

The Department of Transportation diverts millions from the federal government intended to help EV drivers, instead spending it on something that doesn’t exist.

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With AI slop, wildfire misinformation is mutating online

How conspiracy theories, misinformation, and AI-generated images anchored by social media engagement are playing out during Canada’s 2026 wildfires

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How regenerative farmers are shielding Spanish land from wildfires

Europe’s regenerative farmers are providing vital wildfire protection — but they need more support.

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Scientists say global warming is making summer miserable, but soon El Niño will add to the heat

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans, and a strengthening super El Niño, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

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