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Your guide to voting after a disaster
How to cast your ballot, in person or by mail, if extreme weather disrupts your life.
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Extreme weather 101: Your guide to staying prepared and informed
How to pack a go-bag, get emergency alerts, and find disaster aid.
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![A man with a shovel tries to clean up water that has flooded a grocery store.]()
![A man with a shovel tries to clean up water that has flooded a grocery store.]()
The rural Americans too poor for federal flood protections
A data-driven disaster tool shows “bias” against rural communities.
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Hurricane Ernesto arrived way early. It’s an ominous sign.
A third Atlantic hurricane usually doesn't form until three weeks from now. Yet here's Ernesto, bearing down on Bermuda.
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![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
![a man holding a hose approaches the edge of an embankment with trees on fire]()
Climate change fueled last year’s extreme wildfires — some more than others
If emissions aren’t curbed, extreme wildfires could become six to 11 times more likely by the end of the century.
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Workers across the US rally after string of heat-related deaths
Airport, retail, and agricultural workers in 13 cities are demanding elected officials enact heat protections.
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The American West’s megafires are silencing birds
One sound index used to monitor biodiversity fell by as much as 15 percent following particularly smoky days, according to a new study.
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How the Marshall Fire sparked a political transformation in Colorado
After the fire destroyed his town in 2021, a state rep took on insurance companies, mortgage lenders, and landlords — and beat them all.
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How the 2024 Paris Olympics handled the heat — and didn’t
The summer games can't compete with rising temperatures. Here's what that means for the future of the Olympics.
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![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
![Kaliko smiles wearing a lei on a sunny day outside Iolani Palace in Honolulu.]()
Indigenous youth are at the center of major climate lawsuits. Here’s why they’re suing.
"If I don't do it, who will?"
