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Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat

It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
House on stilts precariously positioned next to ocean in Rodanthe, North Carolina

Study says millions more are exposed to rising seas than thought

A new study in the journal Nature says most sea level rise research may have underestimated coastal water heights by an average of 1 foot or about 30 centimeters.
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Arizona’s water is drying up. That won't stop its data center rush

Though tech companies are secretive about water usage, Arizona’s 150-plus data centers and chip factories use a tiny fraction of its supply.
Hand holding sign: "THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING SO WHY ISN'T THE SYSTEM?"

Climate deniers expected more resistance to Trump’s fossil fuel blitz

‘I’ve never seen anything like this,” longtime denier Marc Morano said recently of climate action advocates going ‘silent’ on the issue.
A man silhouetted against a darkening sky with smokestacks in the distance

In New Mexico, natural gas transporter goes to the mat over $47.8 million fine

New Mexico has spent $225,000 in staff time fighting Targa over emission infractions, some that the company reported itself.

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Falling Amazon river flows trigger reality check at Brazilian power plant

Brazil bet big on a mega river dam using old data, but climate change is leaving its massive turbines high and dry.
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A new generation of climate scientists warm up to solar geoengineering

Fed up with a lack of action on climate change, some students are researching dimming the sun despite the pushback from other scientists.
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Taxing frequent flyers to solve aviation’s carbon problem

If you were to design a scheme to deliberately accelerate climate change, you couldn’t do much better than an airline loyalty program.

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Why are Europe's skies turning orange? A massive Saharan dust cloud is on the way

A massive plume of Saharan dust is currently sweeping across the Mediterranean and into Western Europe, bringing with it orange sunsets, hazy horizons, and a fine layer of desert sand that will coat everything from windscreens to solar panels.

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Noem’s spending limits have frozen millions in disaster aid, Democratic report charges

The report says more than 1,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency contracts, grants or disaster aid awards have been delayed or remain pending, including for victims of July’s deadly flooding in Texas and Hurricane Helene in 2024.

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