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![A highway with traffic cones and house-like buildings on the side of the road. Large wildfire flames engulf nearby trees. The whole scene is a burnt orange color due to smoke.]()
![A highway with traffic cones and house-like buildings on the side of the road. Large wildfire flames engulf nearby trees. The whole scene is a burnt orange color due to smoke.]()
As extreme heat and wildfires rage, a ‘protection gap’ threatens Californians
Here’s what the state could do to stem the costs of climate disasters.
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![A manhole cover with the seal of the President of the United States embossed on it]()
![A manhole cover with the seal of the President of the United States embossed on it]()
A sewage crisis is bubbling up in communities of color across the country
Biden's infrastructure bill could provide some relief.
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![Illustration: A pool with one half filled with water and the other half filled with desert plants]()
![Illustration: A pool with one half filled with water and the other half filled with desert plants]()
If everything is burning, when does it make sense to rip out a pool?
When you’re trying to make your home more climate-friendly, is any cost too high?
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![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
![a bearded man in a yellow tent with blue tarp looks out of the flap. Outside of the tent is an American flag. The tent is on a beach with houses in the background and boats in the water.]()
COVID left Portland’s homeless population in crisis mode. Then the heat wave hit
Advocates say cities need to dedicate more resources during extreme weather events to help those without stable housing.
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![A man walking on the beach with the city of Surfside, Florida in the background]()
![A man walking on the beach with the city of Surfside, Florida in the background]()
The Surfside tragedy could be a ‘bellwether moment’ for managed retreat
A coastal geologist on the future of Florida's seaside communities.
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![An aerial photo of Key Largo, Florida.]()
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise
Officials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved.
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![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
![Aerial view of flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas]()
How homeowners of color are threatened by climate change — and climate policy
“We don’t want to create a modern form of redlining, where places that are affordable are places that are exposed to higher risk.”
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This Louisiana neighborhood is retreating in the face of climate change
The best way to build back better might be to build elsewhere.
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![An aerial view of Mexico City, Mexico in 2016.]()
![An aerial view of Mexico City, Mexico in 2016.]()
Mexico City could sink up to 65 feet
Due to a phenomenon called subsidence, the metropolis's landscape is compacting — and parts of the city are now dropping a foot and a half each year.
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![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
![An aerial view of San Francisco city-sanctioned tent encampment for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic.]()
There’s federal money available to house the homeless. No one’s taking it.
FEMA is reimbursing cities that want to relieve homelessness, but only 23 local governments have signed up.
