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Pa. Red Cross volunteers train for climate change-related disasters

Red Cross volunteers are preparing to offer emergency shelter to people who might be displaced by disaster.
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Red Cross blames climate disasters for blood shortage

The supply in the United States has fallen nearly 25 percent since early August, the organization said.
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Climate emergency a ‘national security’ concern, says Red Cross

Governments must start treating the climate crisis as a national security concern, on a par with war and peace, as climate breakdown threatens countries’ stability and safety, the global chief of the Red Cross has warned.

Fires and storms push demand for emergency shelter to a new high
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Fires and storms push demand for emergency shelter to a new high

The Red Cross has provided more nights of shelter to Americans this year than at any point on record, a sign of the widening human toll of climate change.
Wildfires rage across California amid extreme heat, dryness

Wildfires rage across California amid extreme heat, dryness

High temperatures, plenty of fuel and thousands of lightning strikes are a dangerous combination.
Hurricane’s choice for Texans: Shelter from the virus or the storm
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Hurricane’s choice for Texans: Shelter from the virus or the storm

Hurricane Hanna prompted officials and residents alike to rethink how and where to ride out a dangerous storm during a pandemic.
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