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![A runner with smoky Chicago skyline in background]()
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Canadian wildfire smoke brings another wave of ‘very unhealthy’ air to the Midwest, East Coast
It likely won't be the last time this summer.
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![In the desert, a man in a baseball cap and jeans fills up water from a pump that says]()
How Arizona stands between tribes and their water
As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and High Country News investigation.
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Extreme heat will cost the US $1 billion in health care costs — this summer alone
High temperatures could lead to 235,000 ER visits and 56,000 hospital admissions for heat-related conditions annually.
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![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
![A man unrolls a rope attached to a metal cylinder in the ground.]()
Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.
The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.
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![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
Storms and searing heat grip Mexico and Southern states
Millions sweat it out as heat indices reach 120 degrees and outages plague Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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![Signs warn potential homebuyers about flooding issues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.]()
![Signs warn potential homebuyers about flooding issues in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.]()
FEMA’s buyout program reduces flood risk. But does it deepen segregation?
A new study shows how federal money for managed retreat may also fuel white flight.
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India and Pakistan are bracing for a mammoth cyclone
Authorities evacuated 80,000 people in region reeling from superflood
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Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Blame climate change, El Niño, and a dose of bad luck.
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![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
![Workers pour concrete for the driveway of a new home at a Pulte Homes housing development in Phoenix, Arizona.]()
Can Phoenix grow without groundwater? Only if the price is right.
Arizona has paused new housing construction around the city, citing a water shortage.
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How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis
"It’s been a lackluster, underwhelming, frankly problematic response."
