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Climate change driving need for Pa. Red Cross training
The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is conducting trainings across the state to make sure volunteers are ready to set up and run temporary shelters for people who can’t return to their homes.
Here’s how bad climate change will get in the US—and why there’s still hope
The nation’s Fifth National Climate Assessment paints a dark portrait of worsening disasters. But it also points toward accelerating progress and a cleaner future.
Hurricane Otis and the world we live in now
The unexpected Category 5 storm is just the latest in a series of unprecedented climate disasters this year.
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Hurricane Otis was too fast for the forecasters
The storm intensified to Category 5 just before it reached Acapulco.
For Sanibel, the recovery from Hurricane Ian will be years in the making
Thousands of residents of this barrier island remain displaced a year after the costliest hurricane in state history.
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Libya’s deadly floods show the growing threat of medicanes
Entire neighborhoods of the Libyan city of Derna have vanished following devastating floods wrought by Storm Daniel. Such storms are rare—but climate change will supersize them.
What a record-breaking hurricane looks like
Hurricane Lee grew from a category one storm to a category five hurricane in 24 hours. Experts say such storms are more likely in a warming world.
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