Biden said the threat from wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and other extreme weather must be dealt with in ways that will lessen the devastating effects of climate change.
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Nearly 1 in 3 Americans experienced a weather disaster this summer
At least 388 people in the United States have died due to hurricanes, floods, heat waves and wildfires since June.
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As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
No one can be sure what role it might have played in a tragedy that killed at least 49 people when the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast.
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Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.
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Officials in Northeast vow to make changes after nearly 50 deaths in Ida’s wake
Leaders in New York and New Jersey say their states must prepare for such a storm to become normal as climate change scrambles weather patterns.
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Flights resume and some power restored four days after Ida
Only 35,000 of the 405,000 homes and businesses in New Orleans and Jefferson Parish had power Thursday morning.
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Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck
The president makes the case for his infrastructure proposals and says the challenge transcends the politics of a deeply divided nation because of the threats posed by the storms and fires.
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Biden looking at climate change risks to financial markets
The information will show how climate change could destabilize stocks and housing markets.
Posted inNation & World, Outdoors
Birds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons
A new analysis finds that 30% of 557 raptor species worldwide are considered near threatened, vulnerable or endangered or critically endangered.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: COVID-era improvements in school air quality will have long-term benefits
Maine schools are using federal funds to improve ventilation as a way to fight COVID. But it could also improve learning.