Record-breaking wildfires in the Western US (2020) reduced solar radiation by up to 70%, darkening skies and lowering temperatures by 5°C
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Donald Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them.
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Photos and videos of latest Kilauea eruption - March 6, 2025
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The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death
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itch.io: California Fire Relief Bundle
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Los Angeles races to save a vital piece of history – Ernest A. Batchelder tiles found amid wildfire ash
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Massive sinkholes put hundreds in Amazonian town at risk
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Fog harvesting could provide water for the driest cities
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A visualization of wildfires and climate change
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State of emergency declared on Santorini after earthquakes shake island
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Power company finds evidence of unusual flashes around start of Eaton fire in Los Angeles
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Playing God - Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina (2017)
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Some residents say they were in the dark as Los Angeles fires spread with no evacuation order
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FireAid Los Angeles Benefit Concert livestream
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Slush flows can be more deadly than avalanches – Norwegian scientists are racing to help predict this hidden hazard
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Did a private equity fire truck industry consolidation worsen the Los Angeles fires?
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Eighteen months after Maui wildfires destroyed over 2,000 homes, only three have been rebuilt
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California’s insurance woes have triggered a cash-only crisis at this upscale community
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Wildfire smoke is always toxic. Los Angeles's is even worse. Experts expect long term health impacts.
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Neolithic people on the Danish island Bornholm sacrificed hundreds of engraved sun stones – linked with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe
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California fire facts
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How Watch Duty app became crucial for tracking the Los Angeles wildfires
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What's in the pink flame retardant planes are dropping on the Los Angeles fires?
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire, in Los Angeles, Federal Aviation Administration says
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This could be the beginning of the end for fire insurance in California
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Los Angeles area wildfires: over 5K acres burned and over 30K people forced to evacuate so far
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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Physical protective barriers have been built to hold back avalanches – but Svalbard has also turned to tech, with the help of a telecom firm and the University of Svalbard
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In a first, Arizona’s attorney general sues an industrial farm over its water use
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Costs from hurricane Helene more than $53 billion in North Carolina. Currently available funding is significantly less than that.
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California tsunami hazard area map
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Tsunami warning issued in Northern California after 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast
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Panama is planning a new dam to secure water to operate the Canal
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Hurricane season appears to be unofficially over, so let’s do a quick review and talk about bomb cyclones in the West
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DNA shows Pompeii’s dead aren’t who we thought they were
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Quartz producing location Spruce Pine, North Carolina just got hit by hurricane Helene. The fallout on the tech industry could be huge.
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Scientists are racing to find out whether the rapid retreat of glaciers could drive a surge in eruptions as magma builds under Iceland
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At least 158 people die in devastating flash floods in eastern Spain
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Cubans begin third day without power as hurricane nears
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Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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The "dirty side" of a hurricane, explained
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A report, county-by-county North Carolina recovery from Hurricane Helene after two weeks
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Dramatic images show the first floods in the Sahara in half a century
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Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds
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New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed
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Starlink is offering free internet access for thirty days for folks affected by Hurricane Helene
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Devastated community in North Carolina revives the town meeting
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US hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after hurricane Helene strikes critical factory in North Carolina
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At least sixty-four dead and millions without power after hurricane Helene devastates south-eastern US states with landslides and flooding, washing away roads and bridges
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